Nakajima Kikka, the Japanese Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe
On August 7, 1945, the Kikka successfully completed its one and only test flight, which lasted just 20 minutes, and took off from Kisarazu Naval Air Base. To help it…
On August 7, 1945, the Kikka successfully completed its one and only test flight, which lasted just 20 minutes, and took off from Kisarazu Naval Air Base. To help it…
When the range was reduced to 200 meters, Snr Lt Khominich started firing three seconds of cannon fire at one of the F-80s (220 yrd). In the first-ever dogfight between…
One of Nazi Germany’s last-ditch efforts to regain control of the sky with a cheap jet fighter that could be flown by virtually anyone was the Heinkel He162 One of…
The MiG-21 proved to be simple to maintain, and the Soviets delivered quickly The MiG-21 acquisition was eventually warmly received by the air force: not only did the aircraft prove…
The USAAC ordered that each new bomber type should have a variation considered for escorter duties in August 1941 while anticipating the development of an efficient long-range fighter escort Designed…
Each of the three wings was tipped with a combination ramjet and 300kg thrust solid fuel Walter starter rocket During the closing months of World War II, the Germans developed…
The 80th OShAP, assigned to the Trans-Caucasian Military District, was the first combat unit of the revived attack aircraft fleet of the frontal aviation branch of the VVS. This two-squadron…
One particular assertion made by a Defiant crew of No. 264 Sqn, Do 17Z 5K+AR of 7./KG 3, shot down over the English Channel on August 26, 1940, has gained…
To defend B-36 bombers flying far outside the range of traditional escort fighters, the McDonnell Aircraft Corp. created the XF-85 Goblin “parasite” fighter To defend B-36 bombers flying far outside…
On June 4, 1942, during the Battle of Midway, one of the crucial moments in the evolution of US Navy fighter tactics during World War II occurred During the Battle…