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The Blackburn Firecrest.

Blackburn Firecrest – Unsuitable for the Navy

April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 Guy Davey 0 Comments aircraft, attacker, Blackburn, bomber, british, Firecrest, navy, wwii

The Blackburn Firecrest was designed as a British fighter plane to carry out aircraft carrier operations as part of the

Douglas A-20 Havoc

Douglas A-20/DB-7 Havoc – Upward Guns?

November 20, 2022May 25, 2023 Guy Davey american, attacker, bomber, british, DB-7, fighter, french, Havoc, Night fighter

The Havoc is one of the most famous if somewhat forgotten planes of the Second World War and had some

The SEPECAT Jaguar.

SEPECAT Jaguar – Jet Trainer turned Nuclear Attacker

September 28, 2022December 20, 2022 Nathan Cluett aircraft, attacker, bomber, british, cold war, fighter, france, Nuclear

The SEPECAT Jaguar was designed in the 60s as a jet trainer. But as with many aviation projects, they grow

The Panavia Tornado.

Cold War Modern Day

Panavia Tornado – The Tonka; Big, Fast, Loud and Low

September 14, 2022December 14, 2022 Steve MacGregor aircraft, attacker, bomber, cold war, fighter, german, Italian, Panavia, Tonka, Tornado

In aviation, as in just about everything else, some trends briefly become popular and then seem to disappear completely. One

The Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot.

Cold War Modern Day

Su-25 Frogfoot – Devastating Soviet Ground Attacker

August 8, 2022December 14, 2022 Vegim Krelani aircraft, attacker, bomber, cold war, fighter, russian, soviet

On July 29th, 2022 it was reported that a Russian Su-25, or ‘Frogfoot’ to NATO observers, was taken down by