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Argus AS 292 drone 1943

Argus-Drohnen As 292 – Short Range Reconnaissance Drone (UAV) of the Luftwaffe

The Argus As 292 drone was developed in 1937 as a remote controlled target for Anti-Aircraft gunners as …

Posted March 19, 2023 (updated March 19, 2023) by Pascal

Douglas C-53 Skytrooper – United States Paratrooper Transport Aircraft - photo 2014

Douglas C-53 Skytrooper – United States Paratrooper Transport Aircraft

The Troop Transport version of the Douglas C-47 Skytrain lacked the reinforced cargo floor, the large cargo door, …

Posted February 28, 2023 by Patrick

Junkers Ju-88 Luftwaffe fast bomber

Junkers Ju 88 – Schnellbomber of the Luftwaffe

The twin-engined Junkers Ju 88 was designed as a so-called Schnellbomber (Eng "fast bomber") in the mid 1930s …

Posted February 23, 2023 (updated February 23, 2023) by Pascal

Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX Brussels

Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IX – British Fighter

The Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IX was developed to counter the superior German Focke-Wulf Fw-190. It had an …

Posted February 22, 2023 (updated February 22, 2023) by Pascal

North American P-51K

North American P-51K Mustang – American long-range Fighter

The North American P-51 Mustang was an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber designed in April 1940 to …

Posted February 22, 2023 by Pascal

Hawker Hurricane Mk. II C

Hawker Hurricane Mk.II C – British Fighter

The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter designed by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. It accounts for more than …

Posted February 21, 2023 (updated February 21, 2023) by Pascal


Brewster F2A Buffalo Replica- photo 2015

The Brewster F2A Buffalo – An American Fighter Plane

The Brewster F2A was called Buffalo by the British, Flying Coffin by the Dutch, and Pearl of the …

Posted February 18, 2023 (updated February 18, 2023) by Patrick

North American B-25J Mitchell - photo 2015

North American B-25J Mitchell – United States Medium Bomber

North American B-25J Mitchell - United States Medium Bomber [...]Read More...

Posted February 18, 2023 (updated February 18, 2023) by Patrick

Douglas A26B Invader Brussels

Douglas A-26B Invader – USAAF Light Bomber

The Douglas A-26B Invader was a fast aircraft powered by the widely used Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double …

Posted February 15, 2023 (updated February 17, 2023) by Pascal

Dornier Do 24 K

Dornier Do 24 – German Flying Boat

Due to the Versailles treaty Germany was restricted to built airplanes. Therefore Dornier built planes in other countries …

Posted January 31, 2023 (updated February 4, 2023) by Patrick

CASA 2.111 a Heinkel He 111 bomber license built in Spain

The first time the Spanish encountered the Heinkel He 111 bomber was during the Spanish Civil war in …

Posted January 9, 2023 (updated February 12, 2023) by Patrick

North American B-25 Mitchell - photo 2011

North American B-25 Mitchell – United States Bomber

The B-25 was a powerful plane especially at low altitude and was a formidable ship hunter and strafing …

Posted December 12, 2022 (updated February 4, 2023) by Patrick

CASA 2.111 5J-GN – a Spanish built Heinkel He 111

The Casa 2.111 bomber is painted in a Winter Scheme as a Heinkel He 111H-16 used on the …

Posted November 29, 2022 (updated February 4, 2023) by Patrick

Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka

Yokosuka MXY-7 OHKA – Japanese Rocket-Powered Kamikaze Aircraft

The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, which name means “Cherry Blossom”, was more of a manned flying bomb than an …

Posted June 12, 2022 (updated February 5, 2023) by Patrick

Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4 – German Fighter

This Messerschmitt Bf 109 was formerly an E-3 type but after an accident was upgraded to an E-4 …

Posted June 1, 2022 (updated February 5, 2023) by Patrick

Kawasaki Ki-100-1b Japanese Fighter

The Kawasaki Ki-100 was one of the best fighter planes of the Imperial Japanese Air Force. On display …

Posted May 28, 2022 (updated February 5, 2023) by Patrick

Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero – Italian Medium Bomber

The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero was a medium bomber used by the Italian air force during World War Two. …

Posted May 21, 2022 (updated February 4, 2023) by Patrick

Mitsubishi Ki-46 Dinah frontal

Mitsubishi Ki-46 Type 100 – Japanese Reconnaissance Aircraft – Dinah

This Imperial Japanese Army Reconnaissance plane was a fast high altitude twin engine aircraft with designation “Type 100 …

Posted May 15, 2022 (updated February 4, 2023) by Patrick

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