1940s Aircraft
North American P51 Mustang
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in ...
American Boeing B17 – The Flying Fortress
The “Flying Fortress” Takes to the Skies: Origins of the B-17 The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, a name that resonated with both ...
JU87 Stuka Dive Bomber – Germany’s screaming menace
The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka (from Sturzkampfflugzeug, “dive bomber”) was a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft. Designed by Hermann Pohlmann, which first flew in 1935. ...
Heinkel HE III – Germany’s stalwart medium bomber
After its defeat in World War I, Germany was banned from operating an air force by the Treaty of Versailles. Following Hitler’s ...
Early WW2 Light Fighter – Bomber – The Bristol Blenheim
The Bristol Blenheim was originally intended as a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company which was ...
The Messerschmitt Bf 109: A Deep Dive into the Luftwaffe’s Premier Fighter
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 transcends its designation as merely a “mainstay fighter”; it was the very sinew and muscle of the Luftwaffe‘s ...
The work horse of the Battle of Britain…The Hawker Hurricane
Made famous during the Battle of Britain as the work horse of that struggle, the Hawker Hurricane is a single-seat fighter aircraft ...
Avro Lancaster
The Avro Lancaster was a British Second World War heavy bomber, designed and manufactured by the Avro aviation company, as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax. Both bombers were ...
The Supermarine Spitfire – Perhaps the greatest fighter aircraft ever!
A Legend Takes Flight: Origins and the Prototype The Supermarine Spitfire emerged as a truly pivotal British single-seat fighter aircraft, becoming synonymous ...