Although the Soviets wanted a plane with an ever greater performance during the Cold War, they also developed the “Su-25”, known to NATO as the “Frogfoot.” Here are the five things that you need to know about this iconic plane: 1. Unlike the other jets in the era that are supersonic, this aircraft was subsonic […] More
The Hawker Hart is considered one of the most successful Hawker aircraft during the interwar years. It is a British two-seater biplane light bomber that served the Royal Air Force. Here are 10 interesting things that you need to know about this legendary plane: 1. It was the outcome of specification 12-26, issued back in […] More
Manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company in the UK, the aircraft was a light bomber used by the Royal Air Force during World War II. It was considered the fastest aircraft in the world during that time and was helpful to the British War. It eventually earned the nickname The Wooden Wonder due to […] More
Triple Ace Pilot Col. Clarence “Bud” Anderson flew the P-51 Mustang Crow while he was assigned to the 357th Fighter Group “Yoxford Boys,” 8th Air Force. Bud eventually became the top ace of the 363rd Fight Squadron with 16 1/4 victories. In 2017, Bud was awarded Air Force Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award and was inducted into the EAA […] More
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
