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Of the three outstanding U.S. Army Air Corps fighters of World War II (the others being the P-47 Thunderbolt and the P-51 Mustang), the Lockheed P-38 was the first to fly by almost two and a half years. Continue reading
Category Archives: Video
Messerschmitt Bf 109
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The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was the first truly modern fighter. With its all-metal stressed-skin construction, mono-wing design, enclosed cockpit, and retractable landing gear, it had no equal. Continue reading
Martin Baker MB5 – Best British Fighter to Never Serve?
The British Martin-Baker MB 5 was the ultimate development of a series of prototype fighter aircraft built during the Second World War. Neither the MB 5 nor its predecessors ever entered production, despite what test pilots described as excellent performance. Continue reading
Levitating Man Drone Show at Renegade Burning Man Festival
With Burning Man being cancelled for the second year in a row over COVID-19 concerns, some Burners who do not have COVID-19 concerns organized their own “renegade” Burning Man on the Black Rock Desert Playa, near Gerlach, Nevada, over the last week. Continue reading
American P-51 Fighters Attack Tokyo
This footage comes from one of the final scenes in the captivating 1945 Academy Award nominated film The Last Bomb. The complete 35-minute remastered film is available on this channel here. Continue reading
Alligator Eats Drone in Everglades, Florida
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Alligator in Florida snatches drone mid-air, smokes billows from his mouth after. Continue reading
US NAVY’s Ekranoplan PAR-WIG
The USSR Ekranoplan, or better known as the Caspin Sea Monster, was a giant ground effect aircraft that could hover above the seas. It was as big, used freighting new physics seemingly beyond then-current technology, And terrified the west. The United States, in a cold war fury, didn’t want to be left behind, and came up with their own version of the Ekranoplan ! Continue reading
End of the Spits – The Supermarine Spiteful and Seafang
The Spitfire is an icon, but it was recognised that improvements could be made to iron out it’s flaws. This development ultimately led to the Spiteful and Seafang – two of the fastest piston engine aircraft to ever fly. Continue reading