War 2, the Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway Island, the carrier based Dauntless dive bomber played an historic part in blunting the Japanese offensive that began at Pearl Harbor on ...
The small Nieuport 11 biplane was affectionately known ...
as the "Bébé" (baby). The Nieuport was originally designed for racing; this light plane was fast and extremely maneuverable and was the first combat airplane to carry the famed "Lafayette Escadrille" into ...
Nicknamed the “Sweetheart of Okinawa” by the U.S. ...
Marines and “Whistling Death” by the Japanese, the Corsair performed effectively in two years- the Pacific conflict of World War 2 and the Korean engagement of the early 1950’s. The first production ...
plane that has won wide acceptance among Americas private plane flyers. Sleek and sturdy, the 170, is a real workhorse of the air, fully powered to handle a full complement of passengers ...