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Mitsubishi Ki 67Â Peggy
Resembling as it did a G4M Betty which had been put on a slimming diet, the Japanese Army’s Ki-67 Hiryu (Flying Dragon) was nevertheless the best Japanese twin-engined bomber of the Pacific War. It compared favourably with Allied contemporaries, but despite its official classification by the JAAF as a heavy bomber, it was more in the class of the American…
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DORNIER DO 217Â OVERVIEW
Versatile bomber, nightfighter, recce-plane which also carried the first guided aerial weapon. The Dornier 217 was the first new German reconnaissance bomber to enter large‑scale service with the Luftwaffe after the beginning of World War II. It began its operational life during the last months of 1940 flying clandestine reconnaissance…
Ilyushin DB-3
DB-3 The DB-3 went into production at Plant No. 39 in Moscow and Plant No. 18 in Voronezh. To perfect the bomber during series production, Plant No. 39’s experimental workshop was transformed into a design bureau, with Sergei Ilyushin as chief designer. This was simply a formality, because by that…
US Army Apache battalion in Europe
A lot has changed in the international theatre. Since the Russian military intervention in Ukraine, the annexation of Crimea and the Russian involvement in the Syrian civil war, NATO is changing the way it trains. Since 2015 we’ve seen a few Theater Security Packages in Europe to, “strengthen interoperability, demonstrate…
Austro-Hungarian WWI Aces
The leading Austro-Hungarian pilot was Hauptmann Godwin Brumowski, a professional soldier who had joined the air service in 1915, becoming commanding officer of Fliegerkompagnie (Flik) 12 in the East. Late in 1916 he visited the Western Front to study German fighter organization, and on return formed the first Austro-Hungarian fighter…
The Devastator TBD-1 Torpedo-Bomber Part I
Sadly, the Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo bomber will forever be remembered for its tragic involvement during the Battle of Midway and the sacrifice of its crews. Although the aircraft was immediately removed from front-line operations, it should not be forgotten that just five years earlier it was deemed to be…
The Devastator TBD-1 Torpedo-Bomber Part II
Reputation II Torpedo-bomber development for carrier deployment in the United States Navy generally followed a similar pattern as in other fleets, although a small number of very large Douglas T2D twin-engine aircraft briefly operated from the Langley in 1927 before they were fitted with floats and redesignated patrol types to…