The Impressive Saab JAS 39 E Gripen
The Saab JAS 39E is a heavily updated version of the Swedish multi-role combat aircraft Saab JAS 39 Gripen, that is capable of carrying out…
Facts of The Groundbreaking B-29
The American B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber entered service in 1944 and spearheaded the mass bombing campaign of mainland Japan. It then saw limited use in…
Abandoned B-29 Kee Bird, Frozen in Time For 50 Years, She Was Almost Rescued
On 20 February 1947, U.S. Air Force Lt. Vern H. Arnett and his eleven man crew took off on what was supposed to be a routine…
Did YOU Know?? There Was an Armed Interceptor Version of the SR-71 called the YF-12
In the history of American aviation, a special chapter should be given to the story of the Lockheed Corporation. The most fascinating section of that…
Spitfire Flown by ‘Great Escape’ Pilot Found on Norwegian Mountain
Gunn’s plane was a specially adapted Mk 1 Spitfire stripped of guns and armor and was fitted with extra fuel tanks to extend its range…
The B-32 Dominator: The Heavy Bomber in Service for Less Than a Year
Many history buffs will be familiar with the B-29 Superfortress, which is perhaps best known as the aircraft which carried the atomic bomb during the…
10 Luftwaffe Aircraft Certainly Gave the Allies Cause for Concern
This top ten aircraft list of the Luftwaffe is intended not only to reflect the success or high numbers of any one particular design, but…
Unmanned Bombers, What Could Possibly Go Wrong? JFK’s Brother Lost his Life in One
By August 1944, a favorable end was in sight for the Allies, and efforts were being ramped up to gain a final, definitive advantage over…
5 Sopwith Fighter Planes in Over 35 Images
The Sopwith Aviation Company was one of the most important manufacturers of fighter planes in the First World War. The company created some of Britain’s…
The Red Baron’s “other” Planes Yes He Had More Than Just One Fokker
Though more than 100 years have passed and his record of aerial success was surpassed in WWII, to this day the flying ace that virtually…
Don’t Poop at 70,000 Feet: CIA Wrote a Manual for U-2 Pilots on How Not To
The U-2 spy plane, that long, sleek single engine monster that flew at 70,000 feet to photograph the earth’s surface on behalf of the CIA,…
B-36: In the entire history of aviation, it is the largest combat aircraft in regard to height & wingspan
The Convair B-36 was a US intercontinental strategic bomber that had the unofficial name “Peacemaker.” In the entire history of aviation, it is the largest combat…