The multi-mission General Dynamics Convair Model 48 Charger was a prototype for a light attack and observation aircraft designed and developed for the Vietnam War as one of its first counter-insurgency aircraft. Continue reading
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Sea Sabres – The North American FJ Furys
The F-86 Sabre is one of those aircraft that established itself as a legend of air warfare. Mainly remembered for its epic battles against its great rival, the MiG-15, during the Korean War, the Sabre was pretty much the mainstay fighter for many Western orientated nations during the 1950s. Continue reading
1,000 Drone Light Show at Coronation Concert Rehearsed at Secret Location
The mastermind behind the “largest ever multi-location UK drone show” said the incredible spectacle was fine-tuned at a secret location in Yorkshire. Continue reading
Grumman F-11 Tiger – First Jet Aircraft to Shoot Itself Down
The Grumman F11F/F-11 Tiger is a supersonic, single-seat carrier-based United States Navy fighter aircraft in operation during the 1950s and 1960s. Originally designated the F11F Tiger in April 1955 under the pre-1962 Navy designation system, it was redesignated as F-11 Tiger under the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system. Continue reading
Grumman F4F Wildcat – the Unloved Pacific Hero
The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy where it was initially known as the Martlet. First used by the British in the North Atlantic, the Wildcat was the only effective fighter available to the United States Navy and Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater during the early part of the Second World War. Continue reading
XF-88B | The Fastest Propeller Plane Ever Made
The McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo was a long-range, twinjet fighter aircraft with swept wings designed for the United States Air Force. Although it never entered production, its design was adapted for the subsequent supersonic F-101 Voodoo. Continue reading
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt – US fighter that Destroyed Over 7,000 Enemy Aircraft
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a World War II-era fighter aircraft produced by the American company Republic Aviation from 1941 through 1945. It was a successful high-altitude fighter and it also served as the foremost American fighter-bomber in the ground-attack role. Continue reading
