G8N Renzan – Japan’s Long-Range Colossus
The Nakajima G8N Renzan was a long-range bomber developed by the Imperial Japanese Navy towards the end of the Second
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WWII
Aircraft from the WWII era.
DH 98 Mosquito – The Versatile Wooden Wonder
Some aircraft are created great such as the DH 98 Mosquito. As soon as they roll off the production lines
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Junkers Ju 52 – The Saga of Iron Annie
The careers of most early airliners and military transport aircraft are generally short. However, there are a few exceptions notably
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XP-82 Twin Mustang for Sale
What would you do if you won the lottery? Well if it was me I would be browsing vintage aircraft
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Hillson FH.40 Hurricane – Biplane and Monoplane?
The Hillson FH.40 Hawker Hurricane biplane was an experimental aircraft designed to test the concept of the ‘slip-wing,’ which was
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Heinkel He 177 Greif – Innovation Comes at a Price
In the period between the wars, the concept of strategic bombing gained supporters who believed that this would be a
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Northrop P-61 Black Widow – A Deadly Bite
One notable development during World War Two was the growing night air war and the development of aircraft for this
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Messerschmitt Bf 110 – Harmless by Day, Lethal by Night
The Bf 110 was created to fulfill an entirely new role dreamed up by Herman Goering’s Luftwaffe, the long-range, heavily
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Douglas A-20/DB-7 Havoc – Upward Guns?
The Havoc is one of the most famous if somewhat forgotten planes of the Second World War and had some
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Fw 200 Condor – The Airliner that went to War
German aviation designer Kurt Tank is best known for the fighters he created for Focke-Wulf, but he was also responsible
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