article Curtiss SC Seahawk: The U.S. Navy’s Last-Waterborne Scout Plane1. Historical BackgroundThe Curtiss SC Seahawk was developed between 1942 and 1944 by the Curtiss Airplane and Motor Company as a replacement for the outdated SO3C …
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article What will the Greek national emblems look like on the F-35A Block 4:Low-visibility markings:The nationd al emblems (e.g. the blue anwhite of the Hellenic Air Force) will be gray or charcoal, not blue and white …
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article Aggressors Camouflage F-5E Tiger II VFC-13 “Fighting Saints”F-5E Tiger II VFC-13 “Saints” Aggressor Camouflage – How to Achieve the Ultimate CamouflageIntroductionThe “Aggressor” variant of the F-5E Tiger II used by the US Navy’s VFC-13 “Fighting …
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article Northrop P-61 Black WidowThe Northrop P-61 Black Widow was the first US aircraft designed and built specifically for night combat. The first of two XP-61s (s/n 41-19509) flew on 21 May 1942. By the …
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article Bell P-59 AiracometThe Bell P-59 Airacomet (US Navy designation: YF2L-1) was a twin-engine jet fighter, the first for the USAAF, designed and built by Bell Aircraft during World War II.Bell Aircraft was one of …
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article Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) Betty Jane Bachman and her Curtiss P-40 Warhawk.The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) were a paramilitary aviation organization. WASP’s predecessors, the Women’s Flying Training Detachment (WFTD) and the Women’s …
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article Curtiss P-36 HawkThe Curtiss P-36 Hawk, also known as the Curtiss Hawk Model 75, was an American-designed and built fighter aircraft of the 1930s and 1940s. Contemporary to both the Hawker Hurricane and the …
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article Republic P-43 Lancer The Forgotten Bridge to GreatnessThe Republic P-43 Lancer served as a vital transitional fighter for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) in the years just before World War II. Though …
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article Aggressor Camouflage,F/A-18“Ambush”Red 12 Shark” This striking F/A-18B Hornet belongs to the U.S. Navy’s VFC-12 “Ambush” squadron, an elite adversary unit stationed at NAS Oceana, Virginia. Bearing the Bureau Number 161924 and the code Red 12, …
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article Aggressor camouflage F-16 “BDU Splinter”64th NellisF-16’s of the 18th Aggressor Squadron painted in an paint scheme blue aircraft is sporting a latest generation BDU Splinter camouflage scheme to replicate current Russian fighters. After the …