WWII Planes: The P-39 Airacobra “Peashooter”
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Nicknamed “Peashooter,” the P-39 Airacobra was maligned by many. More »
The Supermarine Spitfire is one of the legendary fighter aircraft of World War II. Developed in the 1930s, the Spitfire was sleek, agile, and capable of great speed. The production model mounted four .303-inch Browning machine guns. More than 20,000 were produced from 1938 to 1948. Along with the Hawker Hurricane, the Spitfire achieved everlasting fame during the Battle Britain, defeating the Luftwaffe in the skies above Britain and the English Channel and ending Hitler’s bid for an amphibious invasion of the British Isles.
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Nicknamed “Peashooter,” the P-39 Airacobra was maligned by many. More »
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During World War II, Allied fighter strategy in Europe did not come up with a winning formula for a long time in the battle for air supremacy. More »
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Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding led RAF Fighter Command against the bombastic Hermann Göring and the Luftwaffe in the 1940 Battle of Britain. More »
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American Jacqueline Cochran blazed a trail in aviation and contributed to the Allied war effort. More »
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Controversial ‘Bomber’ Harris shaped the British strategic air offensive against Nazi Germany as head of the Royal Air Force Bomber Command. More »
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The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a Mainstay of U.S. Fighter Squadrons in Europe and the South Pacific. More »
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During the Battle of France and the following occupation, Germany systematically ruined the country in May and June 1940. More »
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Winston Churchill’s Britain not only had to fend off the powerful Luftwaffe but also defeat isolationism in America. More »
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By Sam McGowan
Undoubtedly, the World War II aircraft type that attracts the most attention is the fighter plane. Yet, before the war, the U.S. Army Air Corps paid little attention to fighter development and tactics because its senior officers, with certain exceptions, would later lead the Army Air Forces with More »
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General George S. Patton, Jr., was an avid amateur photographer who snapped pictures of World War II from North Africa to Europe. More »
