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Curtiss P-40 - Snub-nosed Kittyhawks And Warhawks
An improved version of the Allison V-1710 engine gave rise to the Curtiss H-87, which began life in 1941 as the P-40D and featured a completely redesigned fuselage
Lockheed Sr-71 Blackbird
The SR-71 has come to represent the very pinnacle of Cold War aircraft design - indeed, it has become an icon
General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
No project combined radical innovation and political furore quite like the F-111 program
Mitsubishi A6m Zero
Unquestionably the most iconic Japanese fighter of World War II, the Mitsubishi A6M Rei-Sen, Type Zero fighter was used from the initial raid on Pearl Harbor up to the Kamikaze attacks at the end of the war
Mikoyan-gurevich Mig-21
The MiG-21, nicknamed `Fishbed` by NATO, was the primary Soviet jet fighter from 1972 onward, opposing the F-15 Eagle and F-14 Tomcat worldwide in a variety of conflicts.
Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot
Like the American A-10 Warthog, the first Soviet jet dedicated by design to CAS (Close Air Support), the `Frogfoot` has durability and firepower.
Junkers Ju 87 Stuka
In the opening days of Nazi Germany`s Blitzkrieg campaigns, few aircraft could invoke as much terror as the Junkers Ju 87
Usaf Mcdonnell-douglas F-4 Phantom Ii
In many respects the most successful, versatile, and widely-used combat aircraft of the post-war era, the F-4 Phantom II, was quickly adopted by the USAF after its spectacular US Navy introduction.
Albatros D.iii: Johannisthal Oaw And Oeffag Variants
In 1916, Imperial German aerial domination, once held by rotary-engined Fokker and Pfalz E-type wing-warping monoplanes, had been lost to the more nimble French Nieuport and British DH 2s
Avro Lancaster
The Avro Lancaster was one of the finest bombers of World War II and became the spearhead of the RAF`s strategic bombing campaign over the Third Reich
Messerschmitt Bf 109 A-d Series
Before it won glory in the Battle of France, and experienced defeat in the Battle of Britain, the Messerschmitt 109 tasted battle in its initial A/B/C and D variants
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter
From its questionable debut over Panama, the shoot-down of a Nighthawk during Operation Allied Force over the former Yugoslavia, to the mind-boggling successes enjoyed by the type in the two Gulf Wars, this is the story of another `Skunk Works` icon that took aircraft design and operational capabili
Vought F4u Corsair
With over 12,500 produced, the Vought F4U Corsair is one of the icons of mid-20th century military aviation
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-f Series
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was one of the truly world-class piston-engined fighters of World War II
Lockheed A-12: The Cias Blackbird And Other Variants
Designed to incorporate `stealth` features before the term was even coined, the A-12 has proven to be the fastest, highest flying jet aircraft ever built, and is operated exclusively by the Central Intelligence Agency.
Usn Mcdonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom Ii
Originally designed as a carrier-born, long-range interceptor armed with radar-guided missiles and tasked with defense against missile-launching bombers, the Phantom II went on to establish itself as one of the most important multi-role fighter, attack, and reconnaissance aircraft of the twentieth c
Hawker Hurricane Mk I-v
At the outbreak of World War II, only 111 Squadron and a handful of others were equipped with the Hurricane
Curtiss P-40 Long-nosed Tomahawks
The initial version of the Curtiss P-40, designated by the manufacturer as the Hawk H-81, combined the established airframe of the earlier radial-powered H-75 (P-36) fighter with the Allison V-1710 liquid-cooled engine
Rolling Thunder 1965-68: Johnson`s Air War Over Vietnam
The bombing campaign that was meant to keep South Vietnam secure, `Rolling Thunder` became a byword for pointless, ineffective brutality, and was a key factor in America`s Vietnam defeat
Battle Of Britain 1940: The Luftwaffe`s Eagle Attack
The Battle of Britain was one of the most iconic campaigns of World War II, where the `Few` of the Royal Air Force took on the might of the German Luftwaffe
