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Category: WWII

Aircraft from the WWII era.

The SB-17, also known as the B-17H, was developed as a variant of the iconic B-17 Flying Fortress and was primarily designed for air-sea rescue missions, gaining the nickname "Dumbo" due to its rescue role.

SB-17, Specialist B-17s Designed to Drop Rescue Boats

October 5, 2023 WWII
Aerial gunnery training with the 8th Air Force in England during 1944. Bomber groups established training programs to get airmen prepared for combat

AN/M2 .50 Cal The Defender of USAAF

October 3, 2023 WWII
A TOTAL TIME WARP: In 1989, a nearly intact wreck of an Fw 190 A5 was located in a forest near St. Petersburg. The plane was restored in the US, then flew again in Dec. 1, 2010 (with its original BMW 801 powerplant.) The plane now resides in the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum.

Fw 190 a Formidable Bomber-Killer?

October 3, 2023 WWII
Cutaway drawing of a V-1 showing fuel cells, warhead and other equipment.

The V-1 Flying Bomb, Was it Really a Menace?

October 2, 2023 WWII
Horten Flying Wing V.3 was never flown

The Evolution of the Horten Flying Wing

October 1, 2023 Experimental, Uncategorized, WWII
Gotha Go 242 with a herd of pigs walking past!

Gotha Go 242, Surprised & Inspired The Allies

September 26, 2023 WWII

The Beautiful PBY Catalina in 26 Images

September 22, 2023 WWII
The B-17 Lacey Lady

Indiana Jonesesque Adventure Behind the B-17 Lacey Lady

September 22, 2023 WWII
Fairey Battle in flight

The Fairey Battle: Luftwaffe Fodder

September 21, 2023 WWII
lake Mead B-29 nose section.

Lake Mead B-29 – Sat on Bottom of Lake for 75 Years

September 21, 2023 Cold War, Modern Day, WWII

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