Many experts consider it the best World War II fighter plane. -Conceived in just five years, the Mustang’s prototype, the NA-73X, was designed, built, and flown within 180 days. Initially ...

Today we’ll find out how a World War II fighter-bomber was squeezed into ... rehearsed with a scale model of the plane, the elevator and the hangar deck. “Initially the assumption was that ...

Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was US' first operational jet fighter ... war crop duster Not all important military aircraft are the ones that shoot and have exclusively military value. The Stearman ...

The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 was developed by a team of engineers including Henry Folland, John Kenworthy, and Major Frank Goodden. The plane was one of the fastest aircraft to be developed ...

Belly tanks were supplemental gas tanks strapped to World War II fighter planes to help boost their notoriously poor range. However, after the war, racers found another use for them. America's ...

The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ranges from propeller-driven trainers, fighters, flying boats, and bombers to the nation’s first generation of jet-powered ...

Discover the Intrepid Museum's World War II exhibit, showcasing the Corsair aircraft and artifacts from Loren Isley's final mission and other historic items.

CHIKUZEN, Fukuoka Prefecture--A full-size replica of the rarest of Japan’s World War II fighter ... the aircraft would go on display one day. The museum made do with a 1/18 scale model and ...

The Spitfire is the most famous plane of World ... the war progressed so did the Spitfire. After the original designer RJ Mitchell died in 1937, his successor Joe Smith developed the fighter ...