The F4U Corsair’s revolutionary inverted gull wing was an engineering masterpiece for speed, but it created a lethal problem ...
With a thunderous start, the Corsair signals the beginning of an extraordinary moment. The P-38 Lightning soon follows, ...
The airplanes of the Second World War have been incredible machines. Designed and built on fast-forward to meet the ever-changing requirements of combat situations, they all, almost without exception, ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. By V-J Day, September 2, 1945, ...
In the European Theater of World War II, the P-51 Mustang was the top aircraft when it came to shooting down or otherwise nullifying Axis airpower. In the Pacific, planes like the P-38 Lightning ...