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Which Famous German Ace Was Shot Down in the First WW2 Combat For the French Air Force?
When WW2 began, the Western Front initially saw little ground combat. But there was plenty of action in the air. On 08 September 1939, six H 75 Hawks of the French Air Force (Armée de l'Air) were on ...
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U.S. Air Force, Navy Restore Historic WWII-Era Airfield in the Pacific
US Air Force and Navy restore historic WWII-era airfield on Tinian in the Pacific. The airfield was a key launching point for ...
What Is The Key Difference Between Turbojets & Turbofans?
Turbojets excel in high-speed flight, while turbofans offer better efficiency. Learn about history, differences and impact on ...
Nose Art: A Brief History Of The Personalized Painted Planes Of WW2
From Looney Toons characters to shark teeth to pinup models, nose art on aircraft has a storied history in air forces around ...
WW2 Flight Sim Il-2 Sturmovik Announces Final Expansion Before New Korea Game
Defense and Liberation is the eleventh and final mainline expansion for the Il-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles series.
Chaos, confusion and ice-covered wings: The WW2 mission that every pilot dreaded
Among the many individual battles that will be commemorated this year on the anniversary of Allied victories in WW2, are ...
Bridges: Texan-led Flying Tigers played major role in WWII Pacific Theater
In this week's Texas history column, Ken Bridges explores Texan Claire Chennault's Flying Tigers volunteer fighter pilots in ...
Military to Remove 'Enola Gay' Photos for Violating DEI Rules
A photo of Army biologists was on a list of images to be purged, seemingly because it mentioned they were recording data about fish that included their gender.
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‘F’ for fighter: Air Force combat drones get novel mission designation
(Stephen Losey/Defense News) AURORA, Colo. — The Air Force’s first two prototype collaborative combat aircraft have received their mission design series designations and will fly this summer ...