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Dewoitine D 510

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The Dewoitine 500 series represented the most modern, technically ambitious fighters of their day. They marked a transition phase between open-cockpit biplanes of the 1920s and the more modern aircraft of World War II. In 1930 the French Aeronautique Militaire issued specifications for a new fighter to replace the aging Nieuport-Delage ND 62s then deployed. It fell upon designer Emile…

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Grumman TBF Avenger

Grumman’s TBF Avenger began replacing the earlier Douglas TBD in United States Navy torpedo squadrons in mid-1942 and continued in service until war’s end. A 1,700 horsepower Wright R- 2600 Double Cyclone 14-cylinder radial engine powered the TBF, giving it a top speed of 271 miles per hour at 12,000…

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When You Absolutely MUST have a REALLY SEXY shot of modern bombers…the LANCER is IT-PERIOD!

A two-ship of B-1B Lancers assigned to the 28th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, release chaff and flares while maneuvering over New Mexico during a training mission Feb. 24, 2010. Dyess celebrates the 25th anniversary of the first B-1B bomber arriving at the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/…

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Duelists

Robert Winks, 357th Fighter Group Ace achieved what most did not. Flying his P51D Mustang “Trusty Rusty”, he shot down a German Me262 jet. Nearing the end of the war, Germany produced a technical marvel, the first jet to enter combat. A beautiful airplane, it was capable of speeds over…

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Douglas TBD Devastator

It seems to me that the reputation of the Douglas TBD Devastator has been somewhat blackened by circumstance. It was a very early monoplane design with ludicrously inadequate power. While its performance was still better than that of the Swordfish, it faced much tougher defenses. Moreover, USN doctrine for its…

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Albatros C XII

The long-serving Albatros C class was among the finest and most adaptable reconnaissance aircraft of World War I. They combined good performance and reliability into an aesthetically pleasing airframe. The Albatros family of two-seat reconnaissance aircraft grew out of the prewar unarmed Bseries. The new C versions, introduced in 1915,…

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Night attack and naval interdiction

Several squadrons of PBY-5As and -6As in the Pacific theater were specially modified to operate as night convoy raiders. Outfitted with state-of-the-art magnetic anomaly detection gear and painted flat black, these “Black Cats” attacked Japanese supply convoys at night. Catalinas were surprisingly successful in this highly unorthodox role. Between August…

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Spitfire XIVs versus Bf 109Ks

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