World War Two, aviation history, and related topics
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Read about aces like Pappy Boyington, Butch O'Hare, Chuck
Yeager, Manfred von Richthofen (The Red Baron), Eddie Rickenbacker,
& Erich Hartmann, or about pioneering aviators like Charles
Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, and Howard Hughes. Or great planes like the P-51 Mustang, P-38 Lightning, P-47
Thunderbolt, B-17 Flying Fortress, and the Sopwith Camel. All the World War II theaters, services, and fighter planes are
included: P-47 Thunderbolt pilots with the 56th Fighter Group of the
8th Air Force, Marine Corsair aces of Guadalcanal and the Solomons,
carrier based Navy Hellcat pilots, and USAAF fighter pilots who flew
the P-38 over New Guinea and the Philippines. Since writing that introduction in 1999, I have greatly expanded
this
website, covering many other aspects of World War Two and aviation. The
site now features a large section on World War One aviators and
aircraft. The inter-war period, the so-called 'Golden Age of Aviation,'
when fliers like Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart captured the
world's imagination, is covered.
Within the topic of WWII aviation, there are some articles on German
aces and fighter planes, as well as American bombers. So, enthusiasts
of Erich Hartmann, the Bf109, the B-17 Flying Fortress, etc. will find
much here.
And there is a lot more: a section on Military
Medals; YouTube videos of airshows, warbirds, historical aviation, and air races; and a section of WWII ships, including many pictures from a
contemporary Naval Recognition Guide.
There is even some of
my family history, a blog of my efforts to learn ancient Greek, and a
Dictionary of Shakespeare (now one of the more heavily-trafficked
pages). In December, 2009, I added articles on four naval bombers of the Pacific War: Douglas TBD Devastator, Douglas SBD Dauntless, Nakajima B5N Kate, and Aichi D3A1 Val; Current US Naval Aircraft (circa 2000) - 26 articles, from the US Navy Historical Center; Africa to the Alps - the USAAF in the MTO; Supermarine Spitfire page - recollections of Bill Mcrae; Scanned remaining pages from U.S. Navy 1943 Recognition Manual, including 14 classes of German ships and 12 Italian. In Jan. 2009, added these sections:
- the historical accuracy of the movie 'Valkyrie' - Historical Aviation Picture Gallery Site note: In 2007, I changed this page to use drop-down menus.
The earlier, table-layout index is still
available if anyone prefers that. Please email me with any comments
about the new drop-down menus, especially if you can't find a familiar
page. In addition to the articles in the top navbar, there are many photos and pictures of WW2, airplanes, ships, etc. on the site. Here are some random images from the various galleries. Hit 'Refresh' to see different ones.
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For that period, I have some
fascinating material from my Dad (when he was a young aviation
enthusiast) - the Hall of Fame of the Air cartoon feature, as well as
some aircraft photos he took.
World War 2 Images
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