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REIMAHG

Aircraft Germany 5 Min Read

Saukel’s project. An aerial photograph of the REIMAHG bombproof factory near Kahla, 26 December 1944. The photograph was included in the target sheet file of this factory. Allied interpreters marked the workshops and tunnel entrance area. Visible at the top is the landing strip constructed on top of the complex (courtesy U. S. National Archives and Records Administration). The last…

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Flying Fortress versus Liberator

There is no question that the Boeing B-17 had better press-and a better name- than the Consolidated B-24. “Flying Fortress” evoked a vision of impregnability, while “Liberator” was much more abstract. The B-17 was indeed more of a fortress than was the B-24, but their respective crews defended their aircraft…

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Skyraiders in Chad

The French Air Force bought 20 ex-USN AD-4s as well as 88 ex-USN AD-4Ns and five ex-USN AD-4NAs with the former three-seaters modified as single-seat aircraft with removal of the radar equipment and the two operator stations from the rear fuselage. The AD-4N/NAs were initially acquired in 1956 to replace…

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Petlyakov Aircraft

The Petlyakov Pe-2 (nicknamed Peshka (“Pawn”; also a Russian diminutive for “little Pe”) was a Soviet dive bomber aircraft used during World War II. It was regarded as one of the best ground attack aircraft of the war and it was extremely successful in the roles of heavy fighter, reconnaissance…

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Short Stirling – Operational Assessment

Air Ministry Specification B.12/36 called for the design and development of a strategic four-engined heavy bomber that could quickly is placed into production, giving the RAF Bomber Command a high-speed aircraft capable of delivering a large bombload at long ranges. It was to be crewed by seven or eight men…

Aircraft Soviet 5 Min Read

Antonov An 22 Antei

The mighty Antei was once the world’s largest airplane and established several weight and altitude records that still stand. Despite its sheer bulk, it handles well and operates easily from unprepared airstrips. Russia is characterized geographically by huge distances and varied topographical features that can make surface travel difficult, if…

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Consolidated B-32 Dominator

The Dominator, one of the biggest and most complicated aircraft of World War II, was a major disappointment. It flew only a handful of combat missions and was scrapped immediately after the war. In 1939 Consolidated responded to an Army Air Corps request to obtain a so-called hemispheric defense weapon…

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