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In a sky dominated by modern fighters, Italy’s CR.42 Falco—a wood-and-fabric biplane—stunned British pilots with its agility.
Fielding survivable bomber-sized aircraft for long-range aerial combat could mitigate shortfalls in achieving air superiority against China.
The Friends of The Museum of Somerset hosted John Smith, where he used models of all the aircraft involved to illustrate his ...
The Hillson FH.40 Hurricane, a slip-wing fighter aircraft, transformed during flight by jettisoning its upper wing and ...
British Typhoons and Swedish Gripens are deployed to Malbork, Poland, as part of enhanced air policing measures. 15 Russian ...
Britain says it will buy the 12 Lockheed Martin-designed F-35As to shore up its defenses against Russia and hedge against a U ...
A steel gray fuselage with a bright red star painted on the side tail was about as ornate as the Soviets got when painting ...
Photo courtesy Royal Air Force March 18 (UPI) -- The last surviving Royal Air Force fighter pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain in 1940 during World War II has died. He was 105 years old.
Many did not last long.” Mr. Hemingway posed in 2022 in front of a Hurricane fighter plane, the kind he flew in the Battle of Britain. R.A.F./U.K. MOD, via Associated Press ...
He was Australia’s deadliest Battle of Britain pilot. Now, his plane will fly again Tim Barlass November 10, 2024 — 7.30pm Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size ...
More Hurricanes flew in the Battle of Britain than any other British fighter, with 1,715 taking part and claiming 80% of destroyed enemy aircraft between July and October 1940.