Stump Jumper
A fine example of Packard power at work. When the P-51 was first introduced with an Allison engine, it was kind of a dud. When Packard starting making the Rolls Royce Merlin Engine under license, the Mustang soared into legend.
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A-26 Pretty Patti
The A-26 had a long service life from WWII into the early years of the Vietnam War. It was very fast and carried a large payload for its size. It had a really bad pilot blind spot to either side of the cockpit. The engines blocked the view, leading to a number of accidents in […]
Spitfire with Dramatic Sky
The new movie Dunkirk has brought WWII back into world consciousness again. The Miracle at Dunkirk set the stage for the Battle of Britain. You will notice right away, this Supermarine Spitfire has a little something extra, a second canopy. Useful in training new pilots, this one also served as a camera plane during the […]