The design of German World War 2 planes commenced years before the conflict. When the armistice that puts an end to the First World War is signed in November 1918, the power of the German army and aviations is still considerable. The treaty of Versailles, signed June 28, 1919, will organize a total … Read more
Admittedly, the Fw 190 is the best World War 2 German fighter plane. It was intended to replace the Messerschmitt Bf 109. When it first entered battle, during the summer of 1941, it would outclass the British Spitfire Mk.V. The threat was countered with the introduction of the Spitfire Mk.IX and the … Read more
The Focke-wulf Aircraft Design Firm conceptualized The Ta 154 Moskito (“Mosquito”) and delivered its prototypes to the German Air Ministry around August 1942. Because of some production issues, the Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Moskito got derailed. Only 10 aircrafts were produced and proved to have less impressive performance than the prototypes. Its design … Read more
The Fiat G50 Freccia was Italy’s first all-metal monoplane fighter. As was the unfortunate case with many Italian fighters, it was underpowered and under-gunned. Designed by Giuseppe Gabrielli of the Fiat Company, it was a modern enough machine, with features like retractable landing gear and an enclosed cockpit, however, it had a … Read more
The Fairy Fox was a light, biplane bomber that was completely outclassed by the time of World War II. Built In the early 1920s out of a British Air Ministry requirement for a light and fast bomber for interdiction operations. The direct result of the solicitation was the Fairey Fox. Centered on … Read more
In World War Two, the Aichi E16A Zuiun, (also called “Paul” by the Allied Forces and translated into “Auspicious Cloud”) was a dedicated reconnaissance floatplane and part-time dive-bomber for the Empire of Japan. This WW2 Japanese aircraft was considered a great all-around floatplane; however, its delivery was too late in the war … Read more
The Do 17 was dubbed “flying pencil” because of its shape. Designed in 1934, it was a postal service aircraft for Lufthansa, even though tests were secretly being made to use it as a bomber aircraft (remember after the First World War, Germany was not allowed to constitute an air force, so … Read more
The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was one of the last lines of aircrafts that were designed and produced for the US Navy during the Second World War. It joined the U.S. Naval fleet in 1943 and was used alongside the Douglas Dauntless in bombing operations. Initially, the Helldiver was met with discontent as … Read more
The Curtiss P-36 Hawk, which was also known as the Curtiss Hawk Model 75, was initially designed for the United States Army Air Corps. Although the USAAC did not find the design overtly impressive, the first production of the P-36s was nevertheless delivered to the 20th Pursuit Group in Louisiana in April … Read more
The Consolidated B-32 Dominator was a heavy bomber that was made for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during the Second World War. It was developed alongside the Boeing B-29 Superfortress but served only as a backup design should the Superfortress becomes unsuccessful during the war. The reason for this was … Read more
The Bristol Beaufighter was part of the RAF as soon as September,1940. Given its good speed, long range, and great firepower, the British pilotsloved her immediately, even though the plane was somewhat tricky to handle inlow-speed flight. It was used as a night fighter and, equipped with a torpoedo, as an anti-shipping/submarine … Read more
Because of the necessity during the Second World War to have a long-range passenger floatplane, the Boeing Aircraft Company allowed the use of its 314 Clipper floatplane for military capacity. The Boeing 314 Clipper was born as the Boeing Aircraft Company started a series of negotiations with Pan American World Airways to … Read more
During the Second World War, the German Reich Army was known for constructing war machineries that were either the heaviest or the largest to have domination over the skies. One of these machineries is the Blohm & Voss Bv 238 which was considered to be the largest aircraft ever to be produced … Read more
