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The P-51 Mustangs of the 4th Fighter Group were the first to escort bombers over Berlin during World War II, the first to escort bombers from England to Russia, and at war's end ranked first...

Catalog of the aeroplanes of the nearly 700 French builders who worked before the onset of WWI. Most of these aeroplanes flew—some did not—some were never even finished—but all of them reflect the extraordinary vitality...

R.G. Smith began his career as an engineer for Douglas Aircraft Company in the 1930s, and played a key role in the design of many successful tactical airplanes and along the way developed world-class skills...

The USAF Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB has long been one of the most interesting test sites in the world. This pictorial history covers all of the aircraft shown publicly between 1957 and 1966,...

Adversary takes an inside look at the dedicated adversary tactics units within the US Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps. Every unit in this highly specialized group, from the Navy's well known TOPGUN program to...

Lockheed C-130 Hercules and its Variants chronicles the development and career of the world's predominant military airlifter, from its origins in the depths of the Cold War through the present day. Over 170 photographs, many...

A documentary history of the F-51 Mustang, one of the most famous fighters ever built during a historically almost unrecognized war. Flown by four air forces in support of the United Nations, the F-51 Mustang...

The official biography of German Luftwaffe general and flying ace Adolf Galland who served throughout WWII in Europe, flying 705 combat missions.  Adolf Galland began World War II in Poland, as a lieutenant and squadron commander,...

Jagdegeschwader 53—or as it was better known, the "Pik As" (Ace of Spades) Geschwader—was one of the oldest German fighter units of World War II with its origins going back to the year 1937. This...

The 27th Air Transport Group, part of the 302nd Transport Wing, supported the 8th and 9th Air Forces in World War II with ferry and transport services. Though their role was extremely vital to the...

The T-33 jet trainer was derived from the Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star, the USAF's first operational jet fighter, in 1948. In the fifty years since its introduction the T-33 has trained more jet pilots than...

Over 60 percent of U.S. Army fighters during World War II were powered by the Allison V-1710 engine. It was a strong and reliable power plant that powered the pre-war generation of 400 mph Army...