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Northrop P-61 Black Widow

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The P-61 was built in response to the Blitz on Great Britain, in 1940. The RAF were in need of a night fighter and they confirmed with their US counterparts on the specifications. The result was a twin tail plane with a crew of three, it was specifically designed to house a radar to zero the...read more

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 Lieutenant) March 05, 2017

Rare Footage of Me 410 Engine Run - The Most Sexiest Looking of all Twin Engined Fighter Aircraft

The sound off two DB603s with the whine of the supper charger is cool! The best Luftwaffe Destroyer, but again, she came too late to have any impact on the war, and also the Me-410 the last of its kind! This is an amazing aircraft with amazing sound! Fantastic video of this rare piece in...read more

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 Lieutenant) January 22, 2017

Was the Messerschmitt Bf 110 a Poor or Excellent Designe? Amazing Short Footage!

In spite of the Me-110s early obsolescence as a day air superiority fighter, the aircraft soldiered on throughout the Second World War. In particular, the Me-110 served as a highly effective night fighter and also saw extensive duty as a ground attack fighter-bomber.

The Bf 110 wasn't...read more

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Best German Fighter! It is exactly what I think when I see the FW 190

This FlugWerk Fw190A-8/N replica was assembled for Rudy Frasca by Matt Nightingale. It is an extremely well built aircraft with great attention to detail. It has parts from original factory, the airframe carries a Focke Wulf serial number. Sounds beautiful with the PW-R2800 installed under the...read more

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German Me 410 Engine Running! You Never Thought You Would Hear the Sound of This Thing!!

Probably, the Me 410 is the most sexiest looking of all twin engined fighter aircraft. The Me 410 truely is a beauty. There are only two Me 410s worldwide, one in the UK, which is shown on this video, and another one in storage with the NASM in the US. This ME 410 engine ran at RAF St. Athan...read more

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6 Cool Images Changing a Powerful Pratt & Whitney R-2800 on a P-47 in Saipan, July 1944

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The P-47 was designed around the powerful Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp, 18 cylindre engine—the same engine used by two very successful U.S. Navy fighters, the Grumman F6F Hellcat, Vought F4U Corsair, F7F Tigercat, F8F Bearcat, P-61 Black Widow, A-26 Invader and many others. The P-47D-...read more

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Spitfire MK XVI - First Engine Run In 17 Years! That Merlin Sounded Mighty Happy To Be Running Again!

Nicely done, that merlin sounded mighty happy to be running again! This Spitfire MK XVI rolled out of the hangar for its first engine run in 17 years! It happened on 16 January 2015. They had been flying it after they opened Fantasy of Flight (the world’s largest private collection of vintage...read more

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Why The Mustang Still Enjoys A Cult-Like Following Among Pilots And Aviation Enthusiasts?

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Why We Love North American P-51 Mustang? The Mustang still enjoys a cult-like following among pilots and aviation enthusiasts. The P-51 was considered one of the top fighters of its day. Even now, more than 70 years later, it is still very much a flying hot...read more

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The McDonnell XP-67 "Bat" the plane that never fought and whose maneuverability was deemed lower than the P-51 Mustang

Very cool & RARE promo for the XP-67 "Bat", or "Moonbat". Like so many of these aircraft that "Pushed the boudaries" in the late 1940s & 1950s, the aircraft suffered from being underpowered, and never made it past the prototype stage. She was a ball to fly above 250 mph at altitude, but...read more

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80th Anniversary Flight of the Messerschmitt Bf 110 - 15 Stunning Colour Images

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On 12 May 1936, Rudolf Opitz flew the first Bf 110 out of Augsburg. But, as many pre-war designs found, the engine technologies promised were not up to acceptable reliability standards. 

Hermann Göring was a proponent of the...read more

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