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Kuwaiti A-4s in Desert Storm

Air Warfare Aircraft Operations 7 Min Read

The Free Kuwait Air Force was an air force in exile. During Operation Desert Storm, flying nearly 1,400 sorties for one loss. Most of their missions were over Kuwait itself. A Free Kuwait Air Force A-4KU, armed with 500lb ‘Snakeye’ bombs. In the early morning of 2 August 1990 Iraqi forces crossed the Kuwaiti border and headed for Kuwait City…

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Relearning Old Lessons – RAF in France 1940 – Dunkirk

Spitfire and Hurricane (behind). Shown here is a Hudson Mk.I of an unidentified Sqd off Dunkirk during early June 1940 at the time of Operation Dynamo. A German twin propelled Messerschmidt BF 110 bomber, nicknamed “Fliegender Haifisch” (Flying Shark), over the English Channel, in August of 1940. As soon as…

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Flying the P-38 Lightning by Bill Harris: 15.5 victories, 339FS and 18FG

During training at Muroc Dry Lake, later named Edwards AFB, I learned to pre-flight the P-38. With two engines etc. it did take longer than a single engine fighter but it was simple to do so. Also, it was my first fighter and one that I had dreamed of for…

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Curtiss C-46 Commando

Art by Romain Hugault In service the Curtiss C-46 Commando proved reliable and able to carry much greater loads than the Douglas C-47 Skytrain, and the large-diameter cabin allowed awkward items to be carried. The cabin floor was strengthened to allow the airlift of light vehicles and artillery, The C-46…

Air Warfare Aircraft Naval 21 Min Read

No.311 Squadron (Czech) Coastal Command

At the end of April 1942 the squadron was transferred from Bomber Command to Coastal Command in to undertake maritime patrols. It moved to RAF Aldergrove in Northern Ireland on 28 April and began maritime patrol training on 1 May. The squadron was made part of No. 19 Group RAF,…

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Rumpler C IV

This Rumpler C. IV is a later-production model without propeller spinner. It wears standard factory camou? age enhanced with red/ white/black (German national colors) markings on the fuselage, wheel covers, wing struts, and nose, making it more colorful than most Rumplers. The excellent Rumplers were a common sight in the…

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33rd Bombardment Squadron

Nearest aircraft is Consolidated B-24L-5-CO (S/N 44-41538) of the 33rd Bombardment Squadron, 22nd Bombardment Group. (U.S. Air Force photo) Aircraft #538 was named “Round Trip Ticket” and aircraft #366 B-24J S/N 44-40366 was named “Gypsy” and later renamed “Slightly Dangerous”. LINEAGE. Constituted 33d Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 22 Dec 1939.…

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American Medium Bombers of WWII Part I

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Spitfire XIVs versus Bf 109Ks

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Post-war Spitfire XIV

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