Tag: World War Two

The B-29 Goes Atomic: A Look at Operation Silverplate

Departing in the predawn darkness of Aug. 6, 1945, a modified B-29,…

The Tragic Final Mission of B-17G ‘Wee Willie’

The oldest B-17G still in service with the 91st Bomb Group and…

The Bizarre German Aircraft with an Identity Crisis: The BV 155

First conceived by Messerschmitt as a carrier-borne fighter, the Me 155 morphed…

Restored 83-Year-Old WW2 A6M3 Zero Fighter Flies Again

The A6M3 Model 32 Zero was resurrected by combining the damaged remains…

Some of the Old, Some of the New: Boeing’s P-26 “Peashooter”

The first all-metal low-wing monoplane pursuit aircraft of the United States Army…

The United States Navy’s Pioneering Carrier Plane: The Douglas TBD-1 Devastator

Highly advanced at the time of production, the Douglas TBD-1 incorporated many…