The Westland Whirlwind belongs to that category of aircraft which entered production but failed to live up to their designers' expectations. Its unreliable engines can be seen...
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The Hawker Typhoon was designed to Air Ministry specification F. 18/37 which sought to take advantage of the new generation of 2000hp engines and satisfy the latest requirements in...
Having begun to expand in the 1930s, the RAAF still only had twelve permanent squadrons when war was declared. However, 10 Squadron was already in the UK to pick up its new Short Sunderlands,...
A detailed study of the Republic Thunderbolt Mk. I, which was used exclusively by the RAF against the Japanese in the Far East in 1944-1945. With plenty of photographs and first hand...
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The Spitfire Mk V was widely used from 1941 onwards and came at the time the Fighter Command of RAF in Great Britain was expanded with new fighter squadrons being formed that year and...
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The Spitfire Mk. VII was the first attempt to re-work the airframe of the Spitfire. Dedicated to high altitude interception, the Mk. VII arrived actually too late for this, the Luftwaffe...
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The Spitfire was designed as a short-range interceptor which first flew on 5 March 1936 and was soon ordered in large quantities. The first production Spitfire came off the assembly...
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The North American P-51 is among the most famous fighters of WW2, and the P-51D probably the model the most known. The RAF became a late user of this model as Mustang IV, and they participated...
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During WW2, New Zealand formed two day fighter squadrons in Europe, Nos 485 and 486 Squadrons and flew on Hawker Hurricane, Hawker Typhoon, Hawker Tempest and Supermarine Spitfire...
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Czechoslovakia disappeared as a country in March 1939. Many pilots of the Czech Air Force decided to escape and initially joined France. Many of them fought for the French in May and...
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The conduct of a successful air campaign requires a combination of strategy, tactics, capable aircraft, well trained pilots - and good leadership. During WW2, the RAF, Commonwealth...
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The Hawker Typhoon was designed to Air Ministry specification F. 18/37 which sought to take advantage of the new generation of 2000hp engines and satisfy the latest requirements in...
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During WW2, the RAF, RAAF and the RCAF used numerous American built fighters. Some were used with success, but other not and this, for various reasons. This book is listing the types...
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During WW2, the Netherlands and the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) were both occupied after their armed forced had been overrun. However, many Dutchmen decided to continue the struggle...
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Originally conceived as an unarmed fast bomber, the Mosquito's use evolved during the war into many roles, including low to medium-altitude daytime tactical bomber, high-altitude...
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Designed before the Mk. IX, but following it into service because its radical design changes would have meant production delays when time was of the essence, the Spitfire Mk. Vlll was...
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The North American Mustang is certainly one of the legendary fighters of the Second World War. The aircraft can be split into two 'families', the Allison-powered and Merlin-powered...
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The Hawker Typhoon was designed to Air Ministry specification F. 18/37 which sought to take advantage of the new generation of 2000hp engines and satisfy the latest requirements in...
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A detailed study of the operations of the Spitfire Mk. V in the Southwest Pacific. Introduced in the Southwest Pacific at the end of 1942, the Spitfire played a major role in the following...
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The Spitfire XIV was the logical development of the Spitfire Mk XII (see SQUADRONS 5). The Mk. XIV differed from the Mk. XII in that the longer, two-stage supercharged Griffon 65 was...
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A detailed study of the operations of the Spitfire Mk. V in the Far East. Introduced in the Far East at the end of 1943, the Spitfire played a major role in the following months. With...
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The North American P-51 is among the most famous fighters of WW2, and the P-51D probably the model the most known. The RAF became a late user of this model as Mustang IV, and they participated...
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Hawker had its roots in the aftermath of the First World War, which resulted in the bankruptcy of the Sopwith Aviation Company. The new team began to work on new models and during the...
Turret equipped fighters became operational with the Royal Air Force during WW2 as the result of the British Government's ongoing concern about German aerial attacks on the United...
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In the years following the end of WW1, the RAF produced a variety of specifications for long-range reconnaissance flying boats. During the thirties, some types were put into service,...
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