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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

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

Kalinin bomber taxiing.

Experimental Pioneers

The Kalinin K-7 was a Monster Made of Soviet Steel

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Guy Davey 1930s, airliner, am-34, ant-20, biggest, bomber, engines, k-7, kalinin, kalinin k-7, largest, maxim gorky, mikulin, record, Russia, soviet, soviet union, soviets, tupolev, USSR, war, wings, world war two, ww2, wwii

The Kalinin K-7 was an experimental bomber aircraft designed in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s. It was designed

de Havilland DH.103 banking.

The de Havilland Hornet was One of the Fastest Prop Fighters Ever

April 10, 2023April 11, 2023 Guy Davey aircraft, Aviation, bomber, british, de Havilland, fighter, fighter bomber, hornet, merlin, Mosquito, propeller, record, twin engine, war, warplane, weird, world war, world war two, ww2, wwii

The de Havilland Hornet was a twin-engine fighter aircraft produced by the de Havilland aircraft company of Britain. The Hornet