By 1942, the Fw 189 began gradually replacing the Hs 126 as the main German tactical reconnaissance aircraft. According to German records from September 1942, out of 317 short-range reconnaissance aircraft, 174 were Fw 189A-1 and A-2 models. Their service on the Eastern Front demonstrated tha...
with a gazillon of vehicles of all sides, descriptions, age, and origin. As the German induustry was never capable to produce the required number of vehicles, the German made due with whatever material thay could find, and pressed into service a healthy number of non-German vehicles, that ...
An asymmetrical German reconnaissance aircraft.First Flight: 1938 Purpose: Tactical reconnaissance Brief: Although the BV 141 performed very well (despite its irregular shape), the plane was never ordered into full production. If you want to find out more about how asymmetrical planes like this one...
(Gruppe), with three or more Gruppen per Geschwader, or wing. German organization was more specialized than that of the RAF or USAAF, as there were Gruppen and Geschwadern not only of fighters, bombers, transport, and reconnaissance units of but dive-bomber, ground attack (mainly anti-armor...
Liu Cuigang engaged in aerial combat over Shanghai, China flying a Hawk III fighter, claiming the downing of a Japanese reconnaissance aircraft. [Liu Cuigang | Shanghai | CPC] Mao Yingchu, flying a Hawk III biplane fighter, claimed a Japanese B2M carrier torpedo bomber over Shanghai, China...
But during the 1940’s, they were important pieces of wartime technology. While powered aircraft such as fighters and bombers were obviously more vital to the larger war effort, balloons still had numerous defensive and reconnaissance applications. They were useful enough thatthe United States Navy ...
and can operate up to 60 modern aircraft. The first was begun in 1938, but was neither launched nor completed. Also in service was the Commander Teste. She was a “seaplane carrier”, quite capable of operating torpedo bombers and reconnaissance seaplanes for the fleet, including the fast La...
More than 750 German submarines were lost to all causes in World War II. Those sunk by Allied carrier aircraft represented a small share of the whole, but the influence of escort carriers cannot be diminished. Their mere presence deterred innumerable attacks, and carrier planes such as Avengers...