A-7D Corsair II

The Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II single-seat attack aircraft was originally designed as a replacement for the United States Navy’s Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. After modification (the installation of an improved Allison TF41-A-1 turbofan engine and a M61 Vulcan multi-barrel 20mm cannon) the A-7D was also adopted by the Air Force in 1968. The A-7D proved to […]

AN-2 Colt

The “Anushka” (“Annie”), as it is known to Russian pilots, was designed just after WW2 to the specifications of the Soviet Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, for service as a long-range bush plane to support forest ranger out-posts and to monitor the vast resources of the Siberian wilderness. More An-2’s were built than any other […]

B-17G Flying Fortress

Designed to implement the United States Army Air Corps concept of Strategic Bombing the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was the undisputed centerpiece of the U.S. air campaign in Europe during the Second World War. The four-engine heavy bomber carried an impressive 5,000 to 8,000lb bomb load and an extensive defensive armament of up to 13 […]

A-37 Dragonfly

The Cessna A-37 Dragonfly, or Super Tweet, is a United States light attack aircraft developed from the T-37 Tweety-bird basic trainer in the 1960s and 1970s. The A-37 had improved engines giving it a speed advantage over its training aircraft predecessor. The A-37 had an air-conditioned cockpit but was not pressurized. It had full blind-flying […]

A-26 Invader

DOUGLAS A-26 INVADER One of the most successful U.S. twin-engine medium attack bombers of World War II, the Douglas A-26 Invader was originally designed as a replacement for the B-25 Mitchell and Martin B-26 Marauder. First flown in 1942, the A-26 saw combat in the Pacific and in Europe during World War II before continuing […]