Although built in fewer numbers than the PZL P.11, the PZL P.24 was for a period during the 1930's the fastest and most heavily armed single-seat fighter in the world. Having acquired early notoriety at the Paris Salon with their innovative wing design, the P.24 represented the ultimate development of the family of fighter planes designed by Zygmunt Pulawski and saw service in the air forces of four countries: Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Turkey.
Contact! There they were, a curiously lopsided Squadriglia of seven Breda Ba.65 fighter-bombers, their characteristic sand and spinach camouflage patterns only partially obscuring their cruciform outline against the wide expanse of golden desert below.
In early 1940 at Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke A.G. wide-range preparations for series production of the new version of the Junkers Ju 88 bomber, designated A-4, which was the most produced bomber version of this aircraft began.
The B-25 “Mitchell” bomber was probably the most known and merited medium class bomber of the World War II.
Twelve Spitfires reported over Berck-sur-Mer! We could still have a go at these lads…
The Antonov An-26 (NATO reporting name “Curl”) was originally designed for “Aeroflot” – the Russian national airline and biggest carrier in Russia – to meet its requirement for a light passenger/cargo transport aircraft capable of replacing its ageing fleet of Li-2s and Il-14s.
The Dorniers trace their origins to a French family from the department of Isere.
The conflict between Israel and the Arab states has been continuing with varying intensity for about 100 years (and in some cases since much earlier times).
The PM variant of the MiG-19 fighter aircraft (NATO reporting name “Farmer”) entered service with the USSR in 1956.
In the early 1960’s Grumman had worked with General Dynamics in the development of a carrier-based fighter version of the TFX, the F‑111B.
