Below are six American spy planes that stood out for their effectiveness and innovation during the war. Lockheed F-4/F-5 Lightning Net-Maquettes / YouTube The Lockheed F-4 and F-5 were reconnaissance versions of the P-38 Lightning, a highly effective twin-engine fighter. These aircraft ...
It’s not easy picking the top 11 fighter planes from World War 2 — some had an edge in speed and maneuverability, others relied mostly on firepower. But somebody had to do the ranking so here we’ve rounded up the best war birds that dominated the skies during the bloodiest war in h...
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I started focusing on warbirds when someone asked me to help them rebuild a Hawker Sea Fury fighter, and over the ensuing decade, my small New Zealand company AvSpecs took on more projects for local and international clients, including American-built Curtiss P-40 fighters and British Supermarine...
To capture some of the sounds of fighter planes, the team used audio-recorders from a golf course near an airshow.[11] The theme of the game was to be connected with your men, to experience the brotherhood of American soldiers during World War II. Sledgehammer was inspired by the motto...
— American fighter jets launched two retaliatory airstrikes against locations in eastern Syria on October 26, which were followed by at least six additional small-scale re- retaliatory attacks in the region. A Pentagon spokesperson said the military would “do what we need to do to protect our...
Drafted at age 18, Meyer was a corporal with the 485th Fighter Squadron, 370th Fighter Group, Ninth Air Force. He was stationed at various times in Britain, Belgium, France and Germany. He served as an armorer, charged with loading bombs and ammunition on P-38 fig...
1. North American P-51 Mustang DroneScapes / YouTube The North American P-51 Mustang was one of the most iconic fighter planes of WWII. Originally developed for the British Royal Air Force, the P-51 became a vital part of the U.S. Army Air Forces, especially in escorting bombers deep...
Corbis/Getty Images The fighting, of course, also took a harsh toll on airmen, who confronted anti-aircraft fire from below and fire from enemy planes in the sky, with only a razor-thin hull to protect them. “You had to be constantly on guard,” Kinney says. “It’s very taxing on...
In Japan, the World War II kamikaze are also known as “tokko,” meaning “special attack” pilots. As the tide war in the Pacific turned against Japanese forces in 1944, the tactic of crashing bomb-laden planes into US warships was instituted by Adm. Takijiro Onishi as a last-ditch eff...