Britain had not yet developed a synchronisation gear to match the German system and this had compelled British fighters to adopt the pusher configuration, such as the DH.2 and the F.E.2b.…
The Hawker Demon was a fighter variant of the Hart light bomber.…
Warplanes of the USA: Ohio, Dayton, National Museum of the USAF: Japanese Kawanishi N1K2-Ja Shiden Kai fighter. Warplane Survivors USA: Ohio, Dayton, National Museum of the USAF: Kawanishi N1K2-Ja Shiden Kai. (USAAF Photo). Kawanishi N1K.…
Canadian Warplanes 1: Nieuport 11 Bébé, Nieuport 12 and Nieuport 17 fighters. Nieuport 11. Bébé. , Nieuport 12 and Nieuport 17 fighters. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3390834). Nieuport 11.…
Grupul 3° Picaj, Corpul 1° Aerian, Cioara, Dolcesti, Romania August 1944; under orders of Luftwaffe, Luftflotte Kommando 4 with commands in Debrecen, Hungary. 6th Fighter Group. 7th Fighter Group. 8th Fighter Group (1941–1943). 9th Fighter Group. 5th Bomber…
The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin is an American prototype fighter aircraft conceived during World War II by McDonnell Aircraft. It was intended to deploy from the bomb bay of the Convair B-36 bomber as a parasite fighter.…
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a Second World War-era fighter aircraft produced by the American aerospace company Republic Aviation from 1941 through 1945.…
FM159), F2-T, is named in honour of Canadian born, Ian W. Bazalgette, VC, 635 Squadron. Museum centre-piece. National Bomber Command Air Museum, Nanton, Alberta. (Tony Hisgett Photo). (Joanna Poe Photo). (National Bomber Command Museum Photo).…
Italy: Regia Aeronautica Warplanes of the Second World War: Caproni fighters and bombers. Regia Aeronautica Warplanes of the Second World War: Caproni fighters and bombers. (Alan Wilson Photo).…
This aircraft was shot down over Laos on. 16 January 1966. while being assigend to the 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, Takhli RTAFB. (USAF Photo).…
The Boulton P.82 Paul Defiant was designed and built as a "turret fighter", without any forward-firing guns.…
The McDonnell Aircraft Corp. developed the XF-85 Goblin "parasite" fighter to protect B-36 bombers flying far beyond the range of conventional escort fighters.…
The Boulton P.82 Paul Defiant was designed and built as a "turret fighter", without any forward-firing guns.…
Misidentified as a B.E.2c fighter flown by a Canadian who had destroyed a German airship, it was sent to Canada as a war trophy in 1919.…
I (Wk Nr. 45829), British/Latvian biplane fighter. (Luftwaffe Photos). Hawker Hurricane captured British fighters in Luftwaffe markings. (Luftwaffe Photo). Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik, captured Russian fighter-bomber. (Luftwaffe Photo).…
Soviet fighters were usually superior in firepower, speed and agility, and were to be avoided unless the enemy was in a disadvantageous position.…
German Luftwaffe Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighters preserved in the USA. Focke-Wulf Fw 190 preserved in the USA. The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document Warplanes from the Second World War preserved in the USA.…
Italy: Regia Aeronautica Warplanes of the Second World War: Savoia-Marchetti fighters and bombers. Italian Regia Aeronautica Warplanes of the Second World War: Savoia-Marchetti fighters and bombers. Savoia-Marchetti S.55X maritime patrol flying boat.…
The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service also frequently used it as a land-based fighter.…
These fighters were armed with four 20-mm cannons in the wings (two in each wing) and the RAF designated them "Mustang Mk IA."…
Army Air Force Curtiss P-40F Warhawk fighters on a training flight out of Moore Field, near Mission, Texas, in 1943.…
Scout was the first of a series of highly successful biplane fighter aircraft produced by the. Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés. (SPAD) during the First World War.…
Pokryshkin scored 47 of his 59 victories in P-39s, making him the highest scoring P-39 fighter pilot of any nation, and the highest scoring Allied fighter pilot using an American-built fighter.…
It was a multi-role aircraft, being flown as a day fighter, fighter-bomber, ground attack aircraft and in some cases as a night fighter.…
The Boeing XF8B (Model 400) was a single-engine aircraft developed by Boeing during the Second World War to provide the United States Navy with a long-range shipboard fighter aircraft.…
North American F-86A-5-NA Sabre (Serial No. 48-160), 115th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, USAF. The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft.…
Avia B-534 biplane fighter, Aviation Museum Košice. Slovakia (Tiso regime). The Slovak Republic under President Josef Tiso signed the Tripartite Pact on November 24, 1940.…
(BuNo. 143685) of fighter squadron VF-32. Swordsmen. , Carrier Air Group 3 (CVG-3) from the aircraft carrier USS. Saratoga. (CVA-60), 1958. (USN Photo). Two U.S. Navy Vought F-8E. Crusader. fighters from fighter squadron VF-33.…
The brainchild of British aviation engineer and designer Frederick George Miles, the Libellula was conceived as a carrier-based fighter and bomber, capable of assisting the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm.…
The Bell P-39 Airacobra was a fighter produced by Bell Aircraft for the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. It was one of the principal American fighters in service when the United States entered combat.…
No. 2 (Fighter) Wing was formed at Grostenquin, France. It relinquished its specialized fighter Designation on 1 Mar 1963. It was disbanded on 1 Aug 1964. 01 Nov 1952. No. 414 (Fighter) Squadron was re-formed at Bagotville, Quebec.…
For a brief period in 1940, every available Hawker Hurricane fighter in Canada had been sent overseas to fight in the Battle of Britain. This situation left the RCAF without a modern fighter aircraft at home in Canada.…
Navy Interceptor Fighter, codenamed Jack, IJAAF. Mitsubishi J2M3 Model 21. Raiden. Navy Interceptor Fighter, codenamed Jack, in the factory where it was found, guarded by US troops. (USAAF Photo). Mitsubishi J2M3 Model 21. Raiden.…
Focke-Wulf Fw 159, fighter (prototype). (airwar.ru Photo). Focke-Wulf Ta 183, wind tunnel model. Focke-Wulf Fw 186, reconnaissance autogyro (prototype). (Luftwaffe Photos). Focke-Wulf Fw 187. Falke. heavy fighter (prototype) in Luftwaffe service.…
After the fall of France twelve VG,33s were confiscated by the Luftwaffe, perhaps for fighter training. Arsenal Sud Restauration (ASR) is rebuilding a VG.33 fighter at Vinon-sur-Verdun airfield in southeastern France.…
Panther. jet fighter (BuNo 126204) from Fighter Squadron 111 (VF-111) "Sundowners" in flight over mountainous Korean terrain, 14 June 1953.…
As the war progressed, Sweden developed its own aircraft designs, including the SAAB J-21A pusher fighter in 1945 which was later modified to the J-21R jet fighter; and the FFVS J-22 monoplane fighter in 1945.…
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft that was, along with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter force. The Bf 109 first saw operational service in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War.…
Dornier Do 217N-1 night-fighter coded SO+QY, captured by the USAAF in May 1945. (USAAF Photo). Dornier Do 217M-9, (Wk. Nr. 0040), KF+JN, captured at Flensberg.…
North American F-51D-25-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-63746), 188th Fighter Squadron, New Mexico Air National Guard, 1947. (USAF Photo). North American F-51D-25-NA Mustang fighters from the 188th Fighter Squadron, New Mexico Air National Guard in flight.…
The first Soviet production fighter capable of supersonic speeds in level flight, the prototype MiG-19 (NATO code-name "Farmer") made its first flight in September 1953.…
McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo, RCAF (Serial No. 17401), Canadair CF-116 Freedom Fighter (Serial No.), Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 21572), over CFB Chatham, New Brunswick. CFB Chatham Base Crest. (DND Photo). CFB Chatham from the air, June 1955.…
The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' only jet aircraft to engage in combat operations during the Second World War.…
No. 401(Tactical Fighter) Squadron complements the duties of No. 409 (Tactical Fighter) Squadron and, assisted by No. 410 Tactical Fighter (Operational Training) Squadron, deploys tactical fighter forces to meet Canadian and allied defence needs.…
The Lockheed XFV-1 Salmon, an innovative experimental aircraft from the early 1950s, represented an ambitious attempt to create a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter.…
The Westland Whirlwind was the first single-seat, twin-engined, cannon-armed fighter of the RAF.…
The Gregor was a 1938 single-engine biplane fighter. The Gregor FDB-1's model designation stood for. F. ighter. D. ive. B. omber indicating its intended roles. Only one built. The FDB-1 was one of the most advanced biplane fighters of its time.…
For a brief period in 1940, every available Hawker Hurricane fighter in Canada had been sent overseas to fight in the Battle of Britain. This situation left the RCAF without a modern fighter aircraft at home in Canada.…
Italy: Regia Aeronautica Warplanes of the Second World War: Macchi fighters and bombers. Italian Regia Aeronautica Warplanes of the Second World War: Macchi fighters and bombers. Macchi M.C.94, transport. (Regia Aeronautica Photos).…
The Sopwith 1+1⁄2 Strutter was a British single- or two-seat multi-role biplane aircraft of the First World War.[1] It was the first British two-seat tractor fighter and the first British aircraft to enter service with a synchronised machine gun.…
Warplanes of the UK: Supermarine Seafang fighter. Supermarine Seafang. (BAE Photo). Supermarine Seafang prototype (Serial No. RB520).…
The Armstrong Whitworth Siskin was a biplane single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1920s produced by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft.…
Canadian Warplanes 1-1: The Biplane Era: Fighters, Bombers and Patrol Aircraft (Book). Biplane Era Warplanes flown by Canadians: Fighters, Bombers and Patrol Aircraft.…
Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4D-29-MC (S/N 66-234) of the 435th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, armed with two GBU-10s over North Vietnam in September 1972. (USN Photo). Two McDonnellDouglas RF-4B.…
German Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters preserved in the USA. Messerschmitt Bf 109 preserved in the USA. The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document Warplanes from the Second World War preserved in the USA.…
Flight Lieutenant Henry Wallace McLeod DSO, DFC and Bar (17 December 1915 – 27September 1944) was a Canadian fighter pilot and flying ace with the RCAFduring the Second World War.…
Type 2 single-seat Fighter Model 1A Shoki), codename “Tojo”, Kawanishi N1K2-J.…
Russian Warplanes: Polikarpov I-153 biplane fighter. Polikarpov I-153 biplane fighter. (SA-kuva Photo). Polikarpov I-153 captured by Finnish forces after a forced landing. Photo taken in June, 1941.…
Canadian Warplanes 1: Bristol F.2B Fighter. Bristol F.2B Fighter. (City of Vancouver Archives Photo, AM54-S4-: Gr War P11.2). Bristol F.2B Fighter with Captain H.P. Sales and Lieutenant W.H. Welsh near San Quentin, France, ca 1918.…
Swiss fighters began instead to force intruding aircraft to land at Swiss airfields. A few Bf 109Fs were interned and then added to active squadrons.…