Joe Peterburs is a retired Air Force Colonel, and a veteran of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. He was trained on P-40s, and was part of the 20th Fighter Group, 55th Fighter Squadron, flying P-51s, escorting B-17s, and defending against German fighter attacks. He was able to fly 49 missions, and approximately 269 combat hours. Twist […] More
Since he was a young boy, Allan Scott dreamed of flying- he wanted to become a pilot. When the war hit years later in 1939, he saw it as a fulfillment of his childhood dream. Although his application was initially rejected, it didn’t deter him. He was eventually chosen to become a fighter pilot, and […] More
The German-designed Junkers Ju 187 was a dive bomber that was designed to replace the Ju 87 Stuka. This would be replacement has a unique design feature- a rotating tail. However, this never came to fruition as it was canceled in 1943. Here are the ten interesting facts about the Junkers Ju 187: 1. The […] More
During the 1960s, developing a double delta wing aircraft was seen more as an unproven technology, and seen as a rather ambitious project. Because of its unstable design, the double delta configuration encountered issues. However, little did the Swedish know that they would discover a new maneuver- the Cobra. Here’s how the Saab 35 became […] More
On January 25, 1943, Joe Foss, a fighter pilot from the Marine Fighting Squadron 121, had just spotted a formation of over 100 Japanese bombers and Zeroes approaching the island of Guadalcanal. Foss immediately knew that he was outgunned and outnumbered, with only 12 men under his command. Aboard his Grumman F4F Wildcat, a more […] More
In 2009, approximately 35 years without getting a strategic bomber, the US Air Force built the Long Range Strike Bomber program to build the most technologically advanced bomber. This ambitious program took almost a decade, and the new stealth bomber was finally unveiled in December 2022. Long Range Strike Bomber Program In 2009, the United […] More
First built by the Yakovlev Design Bureau during the mid-1940s, the Yak-15 is the first jet combat aircraft that was adopted by the USSR Air Force. Its history is a striking example of the era of the birth of jet aviation, demonstrating the time of learning about little-known technology, encountering endless difficulties, and just basically […] More
The Yak 3 is the smallest fighter that was used during World War II, and it was also the same aircraft that gave the Luftwaffe a run for its money. Entering the Easter Front in 1944, its German commanders were impressed by what this modest plane can do that they issued an urgent order in […] More
On April 1945, the Luftwaffe, desperate to resupply trapped German forces in Berlin, created operations using gliders to fly supplies. These were one-way missions for unfortunate pilots. Dire Situation At this point, Berlin’s resupply situation was dire, and the defenders needed regular resupply of ammunition and other supplies to maintain their defense until help arrived […] More
During an engagement in the Battle of Kursk in 1943, one Tiger tank singlehandedly took down 50 Soviet T-34s in an unforgettable battle. The Battle of Kursk The Battle of Kursk was supposedly a battle that would change Germany’s fortunes on the Eastern Front. Both sides threw everything at each other in a struggle, but […] More
In this video, we’re going to take a look at three Junkers designs, the Ju90, 290, and 390, and why they failed. Design Origins The story of the Junkers giant goes back to the Ju, which itself is an enlarged version of the Ju89 bomber. This was a mid-1939 contender for the so-called ‘Ural Bomber’ […] More
Soviet pilot pilot S. Kuzniecov was flying his Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik back from a mission when he was engaged with Messerschmidt fighters. A fierce dogfight ensued, and the pilot was shot down from the sky. As the Sturmovik went down, one of the German pilots decided to land, finish off the Soviet pilot, and maybe […] More
