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The C-119 Boxcar.

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar – The Skyborne Workhorse

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 Nathan Cluett 0 Comments C-119, Cargo, cold war, Fairchild, Flying Boxcar, gunship, USA

The remarkable world of aviation is full of stories of iconic aircraft, each bearing a unique legacy that continues to

The AC-47 Spooky.

AC-47 Spooky – From Transport to Terror

May 25, 2023May 25, 2023 Nathan Cluett 0 Comments ac-130, AC-47, aircraft, american, c-47, DC-3, gunship, Skytrain, spectre, spooky, Vietnam, war

The AC-47 Spooky, also known as “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” was a heavily armed derivative of the C-47 Skytrain, a

The AH-64 Apache.

AH-64 Apache – Overwhelming Firepower

September 9, 2022December 14, 2022 Jake Leigh-Howarth aircraft, Apache, Attack, cold war, gunship, helictoper, Modern, USA

The AH-64, designated ‘Apache’ by the US Army in line with their tradition of naming their choppers after Native Indian

C-130s over Okinawa, Japan

Cold War Modern Day

Lockheed C-130 Hercules – The best aircraft ever made?

January 17, 2022March 29, 2023 Nathan Cluett ac-130, ac130, c-130, c-47, c130, gunship, hercules, spectre, spooky, transport

The Lockheed C-130 is a medium-sized military transport aircraft used all over the world. Its first flight was 67 years