5. The Project Was Incredibly Secretive Of the 130 people working on Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, only 5 knew the details. It was so secret that the British engineer who brought the Goblin engine that was meant to power the P-80 was detained by police because Lockheed officials could not vouch for him. 4. The […] More
Ilmari Juutulainen may not be the highest scoring ace of WWII, but he might just be the most successful WWII pilot when you consider these 3 things: 3. He Was The Highest Scoring Non-German WWII Ace If you look at a list of WWII aces, you’ll notice that the Germans, trailing behind top ace […] More
It seems like the Skyraider could do just about anything. With a remarkably long and successful career, here are 5 facts about the celebrated plane: 5. It Was Designed In A Day When an artist is hit with inspiration, let him do his thing. Ed Heinemann, the designer of the Douglas A-1 Skyraider, pulled a […] More
Reeling from the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States needed to give an answer, and they needed to do it swiftly. Japan had to pay. But Japan was far away and impenetrable. Or was it? In the days following Pearl Harbor, this was the question on President Roosevelt’s mind. It was James “Jimmy” Doolittle […] More
