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 HQ Batallón) February 09, 2016

On September 28-30, 2007, over eighty P-51 Mustangs and hundreds of WWII aviation Legends including Fighter Aces, Tuskegee Airmen and WASPs and thousands of spectators came together for the "Gathering of Mustangs and Legends" at Rickenbacker Airport in Columbus Ohio. 

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 HQ Batallón) February 07, 2016

Test before paint job, engine.Pratt and Whitney R2800-32w whith 18 Pistons twin Super chargers. This plane is today under restoration by The Honduras Air Museum. The plane is a historic treasure. It was flew by Col. Fernando Soto. In 1969 armed forces from El Salvador invaded Honduras and Col....read more

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 Lieutenant) February 02, 2016

The P-51 was the most successful long-range fighter escort of World War II. The near perfect marriage of Rolls Royce Merlin engine and platform made the 1944 P-51D, with its bubble canopy and six-guns, one of the most iconic and potent fighters of all time. The P-51D’s range was an incredible 2,...read more

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One mythical Mitsubishi A6M 'Zero' fighter plane has taken to the skies over Japan on January 27th 2016, for the first time since WWII. The restored plane made a brief test flight to and from Kanoya Naval Air Base on the island of Kyushu in southern Japan. Kamikaze pilots took off from the same...read more

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P-38L Lightnings and P-47 Thunderbolts fire high velocity aircraft rockets, (HVAR a.k.a. the Holy Moses) at tanks on a target/test range in this WW2 era newsreel footage from United News.

Public domain footage from a United News Newsreel.

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Buy a Hawker Hurricane and therewith a magnificent piece of history: a 1942 Hawker (CC&F) Hurricane IIB, c/n R20023, G-HHII for a price of £1,995,000. No need to worry to be late for work ever again with a powerful Packard...read more

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The P-40 Warhawk was not the best American fighter when the United States entered the World War II, but if it was the most numerous type available in large-scale production. The P-40 was among the most ubiquitous fighter plane. It was the third most-produced American...read more

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The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was the largest, heaviest, and most powerful single piston engine fighter of World War II. The Thunderbolt was a key fighter for the American air force when soldiers and airmen from the United States...read more

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Avro Lancaster Mk.X KB882, production number 37183, rolled out of Victory Aircraft Limited in Malton, Ontario, Canada on November 3, 1944. This WW2 Bomber is a National Treasure - an example of Canadian engineering, manufacturing and determination to do...read more

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The Fieseler Fi 156 Storch was one of the most iconic aircraft to serve in the Luftwaffe, seeing service in every German theatre of conflict during WW2. The Fieseler Storch Fi 156 flew such passengers as Hermann Göring, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, Benito Mussolini...read more

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