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Category Archives: 1940s

Model P-47

made for me by my friend Fred Olds

Posted 12 May 2010 § American § Fighters ‡ Comments Off

Supermarine Spitfire

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 [...]

Posted 04 December 2008 § British § Fighters ‡ Comments Off

Mitsubishi A6M, Type Zero

Early in World War Two, American fliers thought they were facing a “wonder weapon,” in the Pacific: Japan’s A6M2 Zero, the main fighter plane of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). It flew rings around the Brewster Buffalo’s, the Bell P-39′s, and (to a lesser extent) the Grumman F4F Wildcats. The Zero pilots were superb; their [...]

Posted 05 May 2008 § Fighters § Japan ‡ Comments (0)