The Canberra broke a long-standing tradition for the US of not buying foreign aircraft. The B-57 is based off of the British Electric Canberra. Continue reading “B-57 Canberra”
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CH-46 Seaknight
The Sea Knight is still the backbone of the USMC medium assault helicopter fleet. Continue reading “CH-46 Seaknight”
P-38 Lightning
At the time of its initial delivery, the P-38 was the fastest fighter in the American arsenal. Continue reading “P-38 Lightning”
B-26 Marauder
The B-26 had the lowest loss rate of any Allied bomber in WWII.
The Marauder was the only Army bomber to drop torpedoes
Many Marauder variants are still in use in Canada for forest fire control. Continue reading “B-26 Marauder”
C-123 Provider
No known major achievements Continue reading “C-123 Provider”
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
The Zero was the first shipboard fighter capable of defeating its land-based opponents, and was used as the first suicide attack aircraft. Continue reading “Mitsubishi A6M Zero”
B-25 Mitchell
The B-25B took part in the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo. Continue reading “B-25 Mitchell”
B-29 Superfortress
The B-29 was the heaviest production plane because of increases in range, bomb load and defensive requirements.
The B-29 Enola Gay dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
B-29 Bockscar dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki Continue reading “B-29 Superfortress”
MiG-31 Foxhound
The MiG-31 was the first Soviet fighter to have true look-down, shoot-down capabilities.
The Foxhound is fitted with the SBI-16 Zaslon phased array radar system, which is one of the most powerful fighter radars in the world. Continue reading “MiG-31 Foxhound”
B-24 Liberator
The B-24 was produced in even greater numbers than the B-17 Flying Fortress
Liberators are recorded to having dropped over 630,000 tons of bombs Continue reading “B-24 Liberator”