The P-47 Thunderbolt was a formidable American fighter-bomber aircraft used during II. Its design, engine, and performance ...
On this day in aviation history, 87 years ago (October 14, 1938), the Curtiss P-40 took to the skies for the first time. The P-40 was an American single-engine fighter aircraft capable of both air ...
Known by many names, including Hawk, Kittyhawk, Tomahawk and Warhawk, by the end of the Second World War, some thirty-one variants of the P-40 were developed, and the aircraft saw service in every ...
In all, the P-40 proved itself a worthy and rugged fighter. The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was the third most widely produced American fighter of World War II, after the North American P-51 Mustang and the ...
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The P-51 Mustang Was the Best WWII Fighter

Pre-war air doctrine claimed massed, gun-bristling bombers could penetrate enemy airspace without escorts. Reality hit hard in 1943—daylight raids like Schweinfurt-Regensburg suffered crippling losses ...
If the North American P-51 Mustang was the LeBron James of World War II American fighters, you can think of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk as almost like Carmello Anthony. Undoubtedly a lethal and capable ...
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The iconic P-51 Mustang fighter-bomber arrived Wednesday for this weekend’s Rose City Airfest happening at the airport in Tyler. The 5th annual Rose City Air Fest in Tyler is ...