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The Brewster Buffalo F2A-3 was an “improved” version of the F2A-2 and 108 were built. The F2A-3s were conceived as a long range reconnaissance fighter with a new wet wing with self-sealing features and a larger 80 gal fuselage fuel tank. The increased fuel capacity and protection also increased the aircraft’s weight by more than …
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The Central Air Force Museum first opened in 1960, on the Monino Air Force base close to Moscow, with a collection of 14 aircraft. Today, the Central Air Force Museum has more than 170 aircraft, together with some other exhibits on display in the museum buildings, making it one of the largest aviation museum in …
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The Central Air Force Museum first opened in 1960, on the Monino Air Force base close to Moscow, with a collection of 14 aircraft. Today, the Central Air Force Museum has more than 170 aircraft, together with some other exhibits on display in the museum buildings, making it one of the largest aviation museum in …
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is a gigantic display of aeronautics and aerospace from over 100 years of flight. You can experience beautifully restored airplanes from every era of flight, learn about the way planes have changed throughout the years, and how they assisted in all of the wars America has been a part of …
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When Colonel Samuel Jackson returned home to Apollo, Pennsylvania after fighting for the Union in the Civil War, he settled down to become a leading citizen in the community. His daughter Elizabeth married a man who owned a hardware store in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and whose father had also served in the Civil War. The hardware …
World War I claims so many “firsts” that it’s a challenge to tally all of the ways in which the first global war altered the twentieth century. But an easy marker is the manner in which the presence of aviation made an imprint on combat. The skies had been part of the war zone since …
WWI Flying Ace Baron von Richtoven: Everything in The Sky Belongs to Me Read More »
The Normandy landings, on “D-Day”, as you may have never seen before.. From the air! Presented are 12 amazing aerial photographs of D-Day. Almost all were taken on June 6, 1944 during the Normandy landings (first day of the Invasion of Normandy) in France during the Second World War II. Gain a stunning view from …
Built by North American as a model D-5 and initially nicknamed “Elusive Lizzie” she was later renamed “Miss America” (before both nicknames were then covered by 38th Bombardment Group’s Green Dagon nose-art insignia). On August 5, 1943 B-25 “Miss America” (Serial no. 41-30118), assigned to the 5th Air Force, 38th Bombardment Group, 405th Bombardment Squadron, …
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This Hellcat aircraft wreck is one of the most accessible airplane wrecks in the Solomons. The wreck is upright, intact and in just 9m of clear water. The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a carrier-based fighter aircraft designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat. The Hellcat became the Navy’s dominant fighter in the second part of World War …
The experienced technical scuba diver Asım Karsçakar from Turkey made some very interesting underwater photographs of an Italian World War II bomber SM-79 “Sparviero” (“Hawk”). “I dived this aircraft back in 1990 to 1992 and had the opportunity to take some photos and contact the Italian authorities regarding the identity of the aircraft”, Karsçakar said. The …
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