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Sir Alex Henshaw with Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

Two Minute Read WWII

Alex Henshaw – The Unsung Test Pilot of World War II

May 27, 2023May 31, 2023 Nathan Cluett 0 Comments Alex Henshaw, Hero, Pilot, spitfire, Test, Test Pilot, Unsung Hero, wwii

Throughout the Second World, stories of unsung heroes often get lost in the shadow of the conflict’s broader strokes. One

Bell's XP-77 wooden fighter.

Experimental WWII

Bell XP-77 – the Mini Fighter that was Sort of Terrible

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth America, american, bell, experimental, fighter, Interceptor, military, model 3, P-77, Pilot, piston, prototype, Test, testing, tests, trials, United States, united states of america, US, USA, v12, war, world war 2, world war two, ww2, wwii, XP-39, xp-77, XV-770

The Bell XP-77 was a flawed American attempt to make a fighter plane made entirely out of alternative materials in

The Leduc 022.

Leduc 021 and 022- Futuristic Creations of an Aviation Genius

November 9, 2022December 14, 2022 Vegim Krelani 022, experimental, france, french, Leduc, Leduc 022, prototype, ramjet, Supersonic, Test

The Leduc 021 and 022 was the creation of an aviation genius. But if you were to compile a list

Douglas X-3 Stiletto

Douglas X-3 Stiletto – The Flying Shoe

July 29, 2022March 7, 2023 Steve MacGregor aircraft, experimental, prototype, Speed, Test

The Douglas X-3 Stiletto was another of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics’ (NACA) projects that was intended to test high-speed,