December, 2008
Added a new section on WW2 German planes and pilots, – separating out some pilot pages: Barkhorn, Kittel, Rudorffer, and Rall. – adding pages for the Me 262 jet fighter and the Bf 110 twin engine fighter.
Added a page on WWI French fighter planes
Added a section on WW2 Health Issues and Risks for [...]
One of the best fighters of World War One, widely used by French, American, and other Allied squadrons, 8,472 being produced.
In 1916 a new generation of German fighters threatened to win air superiority over the Western Front. The French aircraft company, Société pour l’Aviation et ses Dérives (SPAD), responded by developing a replacement for its [...]
The famed American volunteers of the French Lafayette Escadrille were flying the SPAD VII in February 1918 at the time they transferred to the U.S. Army Air Service, becoming the 103rd Aero Squadron. Several other U.S. units also used the SPAD VII, although most American Expeditionary Force (AEF) fighter squadrons were equipped with the improved version, [...]
I have added a lot to the main website recently:
December, 2008
Created pages for WW2 stuff: WW2 movies, WW2 music, WW2 games,
Created a page on WW2 in color photographs
Created a page on WW2 Museums
Added a section on WW2 Weapons
Greatly expanded the Pictures of World War Two section
November, 2008
Re-organized the U.S. Military Medals section
Added several pages about [...]
Probably the most famous British aircraft of all time, the great fighter played a secondary role in the Battle of Britain to the less glamourous Hawker Hurricane. But the Spitfire’s elegant looks, excellent handling characteristics, and huge production give it a unique place in aviation history. There was a bit of happenstance in the Spitfire’s [...]
A woefully underpowered machine, the H.F. 20 Series planes could only be used on observation flights in France. It also served as a trainer, and in secondary theaters, notably in German East Africa where an H.F.22 variant participated in the hunt for the Konigsberg.
Top Speed: 65 m.p.h.
Manufacturer: Farman Freres
Year: 1914
Engine: 80 h.p. [...]
