On January 1st, 1945, the Allied Air Forces welcomed the New Year with an unexpected, low-level attack from the Luftwaffe. Named Operation Baseplate, or
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Bombers of WWII
This documentary is a visual encyclopedia of the bombers deployed and their strategic use during the World War 2. It presents, both the Allied
When Two B-17s flew piggyback
Lt Glenn Rojohn of the 8th Air Force’s 100th Bomb Group was flying his B-17 Flying Fortress on a raid over Germany. In the
Messerschmitt Me 323 – The Largest Land Based Transport Aircraft of WW2
During the World War II, the German military created an aircraft unlike anything seen before. It was the Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant (“Giant”). This
Dornier Do 335 Pfeil – Fastest Piston Engine Fighter of WW2
French ace Pierre Clostermann encounter with a Pfeil in April 1945. He describes leading a pack of four Hawker Tempests from 3 Squadron RAF