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English Electric Lightning

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In 1960, Fighter Command received an interceptor, the performance of which was beyond anything then in service. With a speed of over Mach 2, more than twice the speed of the Hunter, the technologically advanced Lightning was the RAF’s first truly supersonic aircraft. Its initial climb rate of 50,000ft per minute and ceiling of over 60,000ft made it an exceptional…

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Convair YB-60

The Convair YB-60 Prototype is a piece of digital artwork by Erik Simonsen which was uploaded on June 23rd, 2018. The YB-60, foreground, was a gargantuan beast for its time, eclipsing the B-36, background, in terms of both overall size and weight. YB-60 49-2676 in the assembly hanger. Note the…

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Germany WWII Aerial Torpedoes

German aerial torpedo LT.F5w (Italian torpedo type W) German air doctrine had considered the attack of enemy shipping by the Luftwaffe. Part of the Luftwaffe’s prewar plans was the employment of torpedoes launched from aircraft. German torpedo development had started as early as 1926; however, the development itself was in…

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Air America’s Black Helicopter

The Quiet One had a forward-looking infrared (FLIR) camera on its belly that helped the pilots navigate at night. (Shep Johnson) The secret aircraft that helped the CIA tap phones in North Vietnam By James R. Chiles Air & Space Magazine March 2008 BLACK HELICOPTERS ARE A FAVORITE FANTASY when…

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Tupolev TB-3

The Red Army Air Force under the command of Yakov Alksnis during 1931–1937 developed into a semi-independent military service with a combat potential, good training, and a logistics infrastructure spreading from European Russia into Central Asia and the Far East. Still, the Red Army Air Force exhibited marked deficiencies in…

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Vickers Valencia

The Victoria was designed to carry 22 fully armed troops over a range of approximately 800 miles. Despite their lumbering appearance and matching performance, Vickers’ transport aircraft formed a metaphorical vertebra in the backbone of RAF airlift capabilities throughout much of the 1920s and 30s. The Vickers Vernon was the…

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Sukhoi Su-6

Sukhoi was instructed to convert his design into a two-seater. As in the Il-2, the rear gunner wielded an UBT (with 196 rounds), but his armour protection was better. The gunner enjoyed bottom and side armour as well as a rear plate, while the gun mount took the form of…

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Focke Wulf Fw 190D-9 Dora

Arguably, the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 evolved into wartime Germany’s most effective fighter, offering the Luftwaffe…

American Medium Bombers of WWII Part I

Douglas A-20 Havoc Douglas Aircraft developed the Model 7B twin-engine light attack bomber in the…

Spitfire XIVs versus Bf 109Ks

Final Encounter (Spitfire v Messerchmitt) by Michael Turner. Wing Commander J E Johnnie Johnson, Spitfire…

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The final Spitfire variant, the Mk 24, was similar to the Mk 22 except that…