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Too Little, Too Late: The “What If?” Story of the Me 262 Turbojet Fighter

Much has been said about Germany’s technologically superior fighter and bomber designs, but the political turmoil in which the Luftwaffe had been embroiled since the war’s early years eventually caught up to bring down Hitler’s quest for world domination. It is true that Germany’s rapid conquest since Poland’s invasion was unprecedented, but the following years saw […] More

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3 Fun Facts About The Crazy-Slow Plane That Saved Benito Mussolini

The Fieseler Fi 156 Storch was a German liaison aircraft which is probably more known for its laid-back reputation as a STOL performer than for the daring rescue of the Italian Dictator from a snowy mountain peak. The Storch was equipped with a 237-hp engine that produced a maximum speed of 93 miles per hour – specifications […] More

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How The Ilyushin Il-2 Butchered The Panzerwaffe With A Signature Death Blow

In 1944, The Luftwaffe flexed its menacing presence on the Eastern Front. Then the Soviet Forces – fronted by the Ilyushin Il-2 – launched massive aerial offensives that shattered their stronghold both on the ground and on the air. The German air force was fronted by sterling aircrafts such as the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the […] More

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How The Soviets Turned This ‘Peashooter’ Into A Starfighter After The Americans Dumped It

The Bell P-39 Airacobra had a disappointing fighting career for the US Air Force and the Royal Air force. Thanks to the Lend-Lease Act, it gained a new lease on life to become one of the Russian Air Force’s lethal weapons. It was so bad that in fact, Great Britain banned its importation into its […] More

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The Night Witches: 5 Things About The “Cat-Eyed” All-Female Stealth Bombing Squad That Owned The Eastern Front

These badass women pilots flew almost 30,000 missions in 4 years and ruthlessly bombed the German invaders to become the Soviet Union Air Force’s most decorated female unit. The idea of an all-woman squadron was conceived by Marina Raskova – the first female pilot of the Soviet, for which she had earned her moniker the […] More

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5 Life Lessons From WWII B-24 Pilots- Very Powerful

The B-24 was THE heavy bomber of the Pacific Theater. Borne out of General Arnold’s ambitious vision for a four-engine bomber with a 3,000-mile range and a maximum altitude of 35,000 feet, the Air Corps came up with a beast that eventually earned the distinction as the most-produced four-engine aircraft in history, totaling 18,188. The Liberator […] More

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5 Common Misconceptions About The A6M Zero

The Zero was a menacing war machine that toyed and destroyed the clunky Allied fighters on the onset of the Second World War. The Zeke’s unbeatable maneuverability and blazing speed were undoubtedly big factors in the swift destruction of Pearl Harbor. One year after the attack, the USAAF issued in Intelligence Summary No. 85, which […] More