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 HQ Batallón) August 15, 2016

WWII Vintage Aircraft, A-26 Invader, Suffers Nose Gear Collapse on Landing

On Monday, July 25th 2016, the A-26 Invader "Silver Dragon" suffered a nose gear collapse on landing at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016. The crew had already executed a go around after hearing a pop while cycling the gear, and orbited to troubleshoot the problem. Eventually the decision was made to...read more

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Top Facts about Douglas A-26 Invader: The Original “Tank Killer” - You Must Know!!!

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The Douglas A-26 Invader was an American twin-engined light bomber and ground attack. Her remarkable design, was so astonishingly strong and versatile that it had been adapted to every mission conceivable from bomber to tug. She was known for its speed and...read more

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Resurrecting "Flak-Bait", a Martin B-26 Marauder - a true time capsule of WWII

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At the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum now face to the important and meticulous task of resurrecting "Flak-Bait", a Martin B-26 Marauder in the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hanger at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. Leadered...read more

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Restored Bell P-63 Kingcobra Fighter - Great Allison V-12 Engine Sound!!

This is a video of the Palm Springs Air Museum's rare Bell P-63 Fighter. The P-63 was a further development of Bell's P-39 Airacobra. The P-63 saw very little use by the US Army Air Forces, none in a combat role. However, the Soviet Union used them quite extensively in WWII principally in the...read more

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The Bordkanone 7,5 was the heaviest and most powerful forward-firing weapon fitted to a production military aircraft during World War II

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The 7.5 cm BK (Bordkanone 7.5 cm) was a anti-tank cannon designed and produced by Rheinmetall-Borsig in 1943. The 7.5 cm BK was basically a Luftwaffe modified 7.5 cm PaK 40 designed to be mounted in a ventral gondola pod beneath the aircraft fuselage and in...read more

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Awesome A-26 Invader "Sugarland Express". Just pure flying! A closer look!

The Scandinavian Historic Flight A-26B, N-167B "Sugarland Express", was built in 1944 as a trainer version with dual controls. It served with the U.S. Air Force as a trainer and never saw combat. After its military career it was converted to a "Monarch 26" fast executive transport. This involved...read more

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For sale: Douglas A-26 Invader Bomber, you can own a piece of history!!

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Douglas A-26 Invader Bomber, $90,000 ESTATE SALE. We have a A-26 Invader Low time Aircraft, Dual Control, Metal Cannon Nose (only 6 ever made) for 50 Cal. Cannon. This Project has had the same owner since 1967 approx. Always stored in Sunny Dry Arizona. If your dream has always been to own a...read more

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Rare Footage of German Dornier Do-17 Bomber! Aircrew at their Positions Onboard!

This German archive footage shows Dornier Do17 aircraft on the ground and in the air, with footage of aircrew at their positions onboard.read more

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