DownieLive on MSN14d
The Museum that still flies WWII Biplanes
The Canadian Museum of Flight, in Langley, BC, maintains and operates many vintage biplanes in their fleet. One of the most fun ones if the 1940 Fleet Finch, which was used to train pilots for WWII in ...
TheCollector on MSN3d
WWII Bombers: The Aircraft That Shaped the War
Bombers took on different roles during World War II, depending on size, but many were multi-role aircraft. True “heavies” ...
insider.si.edu9mon
World War II Aircraft
World War II witnessed tremendous growth in the size of American military aviation, from about 2,500 airplanes to nearly 300,000 by the war’s end. The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era ...
Photos: WW2-era firefighting bomber takes final flight to rest in peace at US museum
The last Martin Mars flying boat, Philippine Mars, has landed in Arizona for permanent display at the Pima Air and Space ...
SlashGear23d
6 Of The Fastest World War II Fighters, Ranked By Top Speed
However, war is undeniably a driver of technological advancement: The rapid evolution of combat planes during WWII is a prime example of this in action. At the start of the war, biplanes were ...
Navy Times on MSN16d
One of the last remaining Tuskegee World War II veterans dies at 100
Harry Stewart Jr. was one of the legendary flying corps’ most decorated pilots during the WWII, having claimed three Nazi aircraft in a single day.