Category: American Planes
The US Air Force B-29 Origins of the Russian Tupolev TU-4
The Tupolev Tu-4 technically originate to the decade before WWII, which was a time of extraordinary aeronautical design development for the US military. The B-17…
Texas Raiders B-17 Flying Fortress Returns to the Skies
Texas Raiders’ owners Gulf Coast Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, based in Conroe, Texas, successfully swapped out the failed engine on their B-17 Flying…
Last Remaining XB-70 Rolls Out of Hangar Looking Brand New
Visitors to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, the home of the XB-70, were treated to a rare sight this…
The Struggle to Claim Military History Amid a Scavenger Hunt
When one thinks about the archaeological treasures of a nation, many things might come to mind: relics of extinct civilizations, long-lost precious cargo hidden away…
Watch These Birds in Their Final Moments Before Being Scrapped
These Video Images Are From The Kingman, Arizona Aviation Graveyard (1947- 1948) where surplus aircraft came to be scrapped. It’s called ‘The Treasured Collection Of…
Aircraft in a Different Light – 25 Colour Images
Its easy to associate World War II with black and white colours, almost as if that was the true appearance of the world back then.…
Awesome Images of Aircraft Over the Pacific
Here are some of the best images we could find of warbirds over the Pacific. Hellcats, Wildcats, Catalina’s, Kingfishers, Corsairs, Aircraft Carriers and many more!…
Damaged B-24 Liberators
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator, along with its sleeker brother the B-17, was the workhorse heavy bomber of the United States Army Air Forces. It was…
Aluminum Overcast B-17 Bomber Making a Public Appearance
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) had to stop their national tour of the restored Aluminum Overcast B-17 Flying Fortress bomber.…
The Top 10 Most Produced Aircraft of WWII
During World War II, manufacturers around the globe partook in history’s greatest production effort, making some of the most produced vehicles in history. Factories went…
19 Awesome Images of WWII Warbirds Cutting the Grass
Humans have existed on Earth for around six million years, and it is strange to think that for only 0.001% of that time, humans have…
28 Sobering Images of Allied Bombers Lost During the War
The strategic bombing of targets in WWII took a deadly toll on the crews of these aircraft. Just in the European theater alone 160,000 Allied…