Aircraft
Give and Take in the Air
Pursuing their pre-war policies of attempting to subjugate an enemy through bombing, the British and Americans were by 1942 in possession of a rapidly- expanding fleet of several makes of four-engine bombers capable of carrying, in the case of the British Lancaster B1 for example, 12 000 lb a distance of 1730 miles, and in the case of the American…
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P-51D “Tangerine” 364th FS, 357th FG
A fine example of a D-Day paint scheme was applied to this beauty, the P-51D Mustang, “TANGERINE,” of the 364th Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group, of the 8th Air Force, flown by Lt. Henry “Hank” Pfeiffer, one of the “Yoxford Boys,” staging out of Leiston Airfield, Suffolk. “Tangerine” is s/n…
Cold War Aircraft overflights
U-2S New redesignation for the TR-1A; updated with a General Electric F118 engine, improved sensors, and addition of a GPS receiver; 31 converted. The U-2 remains in front-line service more than 50 years after its first flight despite the advent of surveillance satellites. This is due primarily to its ability…
The First Jet War
In Korea, jets fought jets for the first time in history. The world’s first actual jet encounter took place near the Yalu River on November 8, 1950, when MiG-15s, the best and newest Soviet frontline fighters, attacked a formation of American B-29s escorted by F-80 jets. Lieutenant Russell Brown brought…
WWII Jet Aircraft
Frank Whittle filed his first patent for the jet engine in January 1930, after working on the idea of combining gas turbines and jet propulsion as a cadet at the RAF College, Cranwell. Surprisingly, the Air Ministry showed no official interest in the patent, and allowed international publication. The Jumo…
Republika Srpska Air Force
Antonov An-26 – Republika Srpska Air Force J-22, Serial: 25201, This aircraft crashed on 18th November 1994. UTVA-75 Unit: Panthers Special Brigade aviation detachment of the Army of Republika Srpska Serial: SiM-001 (ex YU-DEW) ‘SiM 001’, used by the Panthers Special Brigade aviation detachment of the Army of Republika Srpska,…
Arab Reconnaissance Aircraft
MiG-25RBS Unit: 9 Sqn, SyAAF Syrian Foxbats were flying regular recce sorties around – and even over – Israel during the 1990s. SyAAF still operates two MiG-25RBs with 7th OCU, based at Shayrat AB, and six examples – including this MiG-25RBS – with the 9th Sqn, based at Dmeyr AB.…