Aircraft
The Berlin Airlift 1948-49
Dancing with Bears-The Berlin Airlift – Set during the Berlin airlift this scene captures the harassment of the Soviet planes as Allied cargo comes in on a constant schedule. By Brian Bateman The joint occupation of Berlin had made sense when the Allies were expected to co-operate in administering Germany. In June 1948, over strenuous Soviet objections, the western occupying…
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The history of Sahak No. [1]59
MIRAGE IIICJ, No.159, 101st Tayeset, Hatzor Air Base, 1974. This aircraft went through several physical incarnations over time. In this way, it appeared after the one year-long repair, in 1974. Whether this aircraft obtained new ATAR 09C engine and newly designed tail is not confirmed by photos. Along with aircraft…
Junkers Ju 290A-7
Long-Range Bomber and Reconnaissance Aircraft The Ju 290 long-range bomber was a military development of the Junkers Ju 90, a four-engined airliner which had been in regular service with Deutsche Lufthansa since 1938. From the beginning of series manufacture of the Ju 290 and the maiden flight of the Ju…
Republic P-47M & P-47NÂ Thunderbolts
A small run of P-47Ms followed the -47D on the production line, but it is desirable before discussing this to account for the designation gaps. The XP-47E with pressurised cockpit has been mentioned above, as has the P-47G which was the designation of the Curtiss-built P-47D; one P-47B was used…
Bearcat
The F8F prototypes were ordered in November 1943 and first flew on 21 August 1944, a mere nine months later. The first production aircraft was delivered in February 1945 and the first squadron was operational by 21 May, but World War II was over before the aircraft saw combat service.…
McDonnell F2H Banshee
The Banshee was the first jet designed by McDonnell to see combat. They acquitted themselves well in Korea and enjoyed a long postwar career as reconnaissance craft. With the apparent success of the newly acquired FH1 Phantom, the Navy wanted to move quickly on to its second generation of jet…
“The Phantom II Menace!”
Lieutenant Randy “Duke” Cunningham with his back-seater Willie Driscoll, score the second of three air victories achieved during a single mission, making them the only US Navy Aces of the Vietnam War. During 1968–71, MiG-17 skirmishes were rare. Airfield attacks had driven most of the 80-strong force into its Chinese…