The de Havilland Mosquito is often lauded for its impressive capabilities, particularly when compared to the B-17 Flying Fortress. However, claims that the Mosquito could carry the same bomb load to Berlin as the B-17 are not as straightforward as they seem. This blog delves into the details of each Read more
While the Allies were still fighting their way through the murderous bocage of the Norman countryside, Germany unleashed a new weapon. It was capable of flying from its launch sites dotted around the Pas-de-Calais and strike right at the heart of Britain. A seemingly unstoppable force that could target the Read more
When it comes to the deadliest fighter aces of history, those Luftwaffe boys are always top of the list. Bubi Hartmann alone shot down around 5.6 times the top-scoring Allied ace, Ivan Kozhedub.. The German’s score was also about 8.6 times more aircraft than bagged by the likes of Pattle Read more
A couple of weeks ago I posted a poll on this channel with a very general question, hoping to get a particular answer. What I wanted to do with that Poll was to confirm the reputation of the P-51 Mustang and see if an article I read recently really holds Read more
In the early months of the Pacific war, where Imperial Japan was finally checked in its insatiable advance, and the United States and her allies gathered their strength to push her back, two aircraft stood out. Meeting over oceans and malaria infested islands, the Grumman F4F Wildcat and Mitsubishi Rei-sen Read more