Why USAAF P-51 Mustang pilots were able to shoot down a flight of Mistel combinations over Germany
“I turned into the second combo with my wingman Lt Moore behind me. I fired a short burst from 90° at about 350 yards, observing a few strikes on the…
“I turned into the second combo with my wingman Lt Moore behind me. I fired a short burst from 90° at about 350 yards, observing a few strikes on the…
On the night of May 30/31, 1942, 1047 bombers attacked Köln, despite the fact that it was pouring rain in England. This was possible to the perfect weather conditions in…
In the June 1967 War, Saif ul-Azam claimed and received credit for shooting down three Israeli jets. But his statements continue to be “unclear.” Saif ul-Azam, a highly decorated former…
To prevent the loss of the priceless UK Aviation History now being preserved at Bruntingthorpe, aviation enthusiast Oliver Burden started a petition C Walton Ltd, the operating company for Bruntingthorpe…
For the bulk of the Cold War, the F-111 Aardvark served as the U.S. Air Force’s premier strike aircraft. From Vietnam onward, it participated in almost all wars until it…
There were never any P-47 dual-seat trainers produced, and some pilots considered the step up in performance from the Texan to the Thunderbolt to be too difficult to handle The…
A Christmas miracle was developing at the time. The German ace Franz Stigler’s Bf 109 was poised for an easy kill since the American B-17 bomber was crippled and defenseless…
In addition to downing 278 German night fighters, the Mosquitoes also caused a number of German planes to crash when performing emergency landings to avoid the Mosquitoes (real or imagined)…
A Martin RB-57D Canberra high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft was brought down by an S-75 Dvina surface-to-air missile fired by China’s People’s Liberation Army 2nd surface-to-air missile battalion on October 7, 1959…
As he flew above the target area for 30 minutes, Howard attacked the enemy, shooting down three and damaging a fourth to become the first fighter ace for the Merlin…