Aircraft That Shaped the World
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General Overview The Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen (“Zero”) was a long range fighter aircraft made my the Mitsubishi Aircraft Company for the Imperial Navy. The aircraft was referred to by its pilots as Reisen (Zero Fighter) after the last digit of the imperial year 2600 (1940) which is when it entered service with the Imperial Navy. …
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General Overview The Il-2 is a Soviet Union built ground attack aircraft produced during World War 2. The Il-2 is the most produced military aircraft in aviation history, as well as one of the most produced piloted aircraft, with 36,183 aircraft built. Combined with it’s successor the Il-10, making a total of 42,300 aircraft built. …
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General Overview The North American is a long-range, single seat fighter, fighter bomber and interceptor designed and produced in response to the British Purchasing Commission who approached North American Aviation (NAA). The original plan was to build the old P-40 Kitty Hawk design licensed under the RAF (Royal Air Force) but the NAA decided to …
General Overview The Messerschmitt BF-109 was the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) main single engine fighter of World War 2. Its development continued during the whole of WWII and was contentiously updated and improved. The 109 was piloted by a single pilot who did everything from navigation to bombardier. The 109 could be fitted into many …
General Overview The de Havilland Mosquito is a British twin-engine which first saw service during the Second World War. Throughout its service, it was used in a variety of roles making it an extremely versatile aircraft. The crew on the Mosquito was made up of a two man crew, the pilot and the navigator who …
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