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24/12/2025

♥️MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR♥️

Douglas A-20 Havocs take shape on the line at the Douglas plant in Santa Monica, California. Rows of unfinished airframe...
24/12/2025

Douglas A-20 Havocs take shape on the line at the Douglas plant in Santa Monica, California. Rows of unfinished airframes fill the floor as teams work on engines, wiring and final fittings. Scenes like this show the scale of wartime production, with aircraft rolling out at a pace to keep up with front line demand.

24/12/2025

Amazing landing

The Babcock Taubman LC13 is seen here fitted with a Roche Rover L 267 powerplant, producing 75 horsepower, photographed...
22/12/2025

The Babcock Taubman LC13 is seen here fitted with a Roche Rover L 267 powerplant, producing 75 horsepower, photographed at Rosemead, California, on 21 May 1946.

The LC13 was part of a wave of experimental light aircraft projects that emerged in the immediate post war period, when designers believed there would be a huge civilian market for small, affordable aircraft. Engines like the Roche Rover L 267 were aimed squarely at this sector, offering modest power, mechanical simplicity, and low running costs.

Although reliable on paper, many of these light aircraft engines struggled to find long term commercial success. Rising costs, certification hurdles, and a far smaller than expected private aviation boom meant that many promising designs never progressed beyond prototype or limited production.

Still from gun camera footage filmed from a North American Mustang flown by Squadron Leader J A F MacLachlan, Commanding...
22/12/2025

Still from gun camera footage filmed from a North American Mustang flown by Squadron Leader J A F MacLachlan, Commanding Officer of No. 132 Squadron RAF, during a Ranger sortie south of Paris in June 1943.

Flying alongside Flight Lieutenant A G Page, MacLachlan encountered a concentration of enemy aircraft and, in the space of just ten minutes, the pair claimed four German training aircraft and two Junkers Ju 88s. The image shows one of two Henschel Hs 126s claimed by MacLachlan, falling away in flames.

At the time, No. 132 Squadron was equipped with the Supermarine Spitfire Vb. For this particular low level intrusion over occupied France, however, the pilots borrowed Mustangs, taking advantage of their range and speed for an aggressive free hunting mission.

Ranger sorties were among the most dangerous operations flown by the RAF, relying on surprise, quick reactions, and precise flying deep in enemy airspace. This footage captures just how fast and brutal such encounters could be.

Junkers Ju 87G Stuka profile. Here you can clearly see the Bordkanone 3,7 (BK 3,7) ("on-board cannon 3.7"). It was based...
22/12/2025

Junkers Ju 87G Stuka profile. Here you can clearly see the Bordkanone 3,7 (BK 3,7) ("on-board cannon 3.7"). It was based on the earlier 3.7 cm (1.46 in) 3.7 cm Flak 18 made by Rheinmetall.

A captured Italian Ju-87 'Stuka' which force landed near British lines in Africa. 10/18/41
19/12/2025

A captured Italian Ju-87 'Stuka' which force landed near British lines in Africa. 10/18/41

Looks like the navigator has a tiny 7x7 window to look out of - just enough to let him know if things are going terribly...
18/12/2025

Looks like the navigator has a tiny 7x7 window to look out of - just enough to let him know if things are going terribly wrong or not. . The B-58 Hustler with pilot, navigator/bombardier and the defensive systems operator.

An A-10 from the Idaho Air National Guard’s 124th Fighter Wing is painted with a heritage WWII paint scheme at the Air N...
17/12/2025

An A-10 from the Idaho Air National Guard’s 124th Fighter Wing is painted with a heritage WWII paint scheme at the Air National Guard paint facility in Sioux City, Iowa. The paint scheme is designed to replicate the look of the original P-47 Thunderbolt as it appeared during WW2

The helicopter with the largest rotors ever. It is the Hughes XH-17 "Sky Crane". Two J35 turbojet engines sent air along...
12/12/2025

The helicopter with the largest rotors ever. It is the Hughes XH-17 "Sky Crane".

Two J35 turbojet engines sent air along the rotors to their tips where fuel was injected, creating enough thrust for the rotors to move.

The 41-meter wide propellers rotated at just 88 revolutions per minute when in flight, but the system was incredibly fuel inefficient so the project was cancelled in the mid 1950s.

OS2U Kingfisher scout plane with five Mousetrap anti-submarine rockets mounted under one wing for testing purposes, Bana...
12/12/2025

OS2U Kingfisher scout plane with five Mousetrap anti-submarine rockets mounted under one wing for testing purposes, Banana River, Florida, United States, 11 Dec 1942.

B-17 Flying Fortress 'Maiden America' (43-38736) from the 385th BG escorted by two P-51 Mustangs on a mission.
11/12/2025

B-17 Flying Fortress 'Maiden America' (43-38736) from the 385th BG escorted by two P-51 Mustangs on a mission.

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