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During the opening attacks of the 1967 Six Day War, the Israeli Air Force struck Arab air forces in four attack waves. In the first wave, IDF aircraft claimed to have destroyed eight Egyptian aircraft in air-to-air combat, of which seven were MiG-21s; Egypt claimed five kills scored by MiG-21PFs. During the second wave Israel claimed four MiG-21s downed in…
A C-17 Globemaster III, 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. releases flares over the Atlantic Ocean during a local exercise at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Russell E. Cooley IV) The Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) C-17 “Globemaster III” is the newest U. S.…
The USAF’s delta-winged Convair B-58 Hustler was the first supersonic bomber to enter service, in the summer of 1960, but only 116 were built, 30 for development and 86 for combat duty. Nevertheless, it remains a significant aircraft. It was the first bomber to reach a speed of Mach 2;…
Chance Vought F7U Cutlass Among the large amount of German aeronautical research data that began to reach the USA in the latter part of 1945, were details of some work on tailless designs carried out by Arado. These designs were developed by Chance Vought, leading to the production of the…
On 19 November 1912, the Admiralty placed an order with one of its favoured armaments contractors, Vickers, Son & Maxim, who had opened an aviation department the previous year, for a ‘fighting aeroplane armed with a machine gun’, presumably intending it to be employed in the defence of its shore…
The Antonov An-32 (NATO reporting name: Cline) is a turboprop twin-engined military transport aircraft. An-32 is a twin engine, tactical light transport aircraft designed and manufactured by Antonov Design Bureau of Ukraine for the Indian Air Force (IAF). Its Nato reporting name is Cline. The An-32 is derived from the…
Artist’s impression of two F-108s attached to Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. Note: Top aircraft’s weapons bay opening. Full-scale engineering mockup illustrating the round porthole-type window for the FCO. Taken on July 27, 1959, this is the latest known mockup photo, proving that the round FCO window was final. This three-view shows…
Arguably, the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 evolved into wartime Germany’s most effective fighter, offering the Luftwaffe…
Douglas A-20 Havoc Douglas Aircraft developed the Model 7B twin-engine light attack bomber in the…
Final Encounter (Spitfire v Messerchmitt) by Michael Turner. Wing Commander J E Johnnie Johnson, Spitfire…
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