article F4u-1A Corsair “Sally” Espiritu Santos , VMF 122 The “Sally” was no ordinary Corsair. It was literally created from the scraps of war: five damaged F4U-1As were pieced together by the engineers of SS-11,…
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article Curtiss SC Seahawk: The U.S. Navy’s Last-Waterborne Scout Plane 1. Historical Background The Curtiss SC Seahawk was developed between 1942 and 1944 by the Curtiss Airplane and Motor Company as a replacement for the…
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…
article F-5E Tiger II VFC-13 “Fighting Saints” Aggressors Camouflage F-5E Tiger II VFC-13 “Saints” Aggressor Camouflage – How to Achieve the Ultimate Camouflage IntroductionThe “Aggressor” variant of the F-5E Tiger II used by the US…
article Northrop P-61 Black Widow: Full History, Radar Technology & Advanced Modeling Guide Introduction The Northrop P-61 Black Widow stands apart from almost every other aircraft of World War II. It was not adapted into…
article Bell P-59 Airacomet The 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…
article P-40 Curtiss Warhawk Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) 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 Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS),…
article Republic P-43 Lancer The Forgotten Bridge to Greatness The 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.…
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