6 Of The Fastest World War II Fighters, Ranked By Top Speed
World War II marked a significant push in military aircraft innovation, eschewing most of the biplanes from the previous war for new modern dogfighters.
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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Supermarine Seafire
On January 7, 1942, the Supermarine Seafire, the navalized version of the Spitfire, made its first ... took priority over the latter. When World War II broke out in 1939, it was assumed that ...
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Hurricane or Spitfire? Which was Britain’s Best WWII Fighter?
After all, it was the most famous fighter of the Battle of Britain, not to mention arguably Great Britain’s most famous fighter ever made (though the World War I Sopwith Camel also has a strong ...
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WW2: Why do we love the Spitfire?
The Spitfire is the most famous plane of World War Two. Its groundbreaking design ... killing machine and a much loved British icon. The Supermarine Spitfire Mark I was an elegant and agile ...
The Soviet Fighter That Swarmed the Skies in WW2
According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority over ...
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A Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane stand guard outside. (IWM RAF-T 6209) The development of the Spitfire aeroplane during World War Two. As a Spitfire sweeps through the sky in the ...