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  1. Why were P-39/P-400 sent to Henderson Field? - History Stack Exchange

    Feb 12, 2022 · USAAF 67th Fighter Squadron The P-39 and P-40 were the US Army's brand new pursuit aircraft to replace obsolete aircraft such as the P-36. The USAAF had only ordered 60 P …

  2. Was the de Havilland Mosquito ever deployed on an aircraft carrier?

    Mar 25, 2020 · The de Havilland Mosquito was a highly versatile aircraft of World War II, designed as a light bomber, but also used as a fighter, torpedo bomber and reconnaissance aircraft among other …

  3. military - How did British aircraft fare against Japanese aircraft ...

    Feb 26, 2020 · It goes without saying that both the Supermarine Spitfire used by the UK and the Japanese Mitsubishi Zero are iconic fighter aircraft of the Second World War. But how did these …

  4. Which RAF squadrons and aircraft types took part in the bombing of ...

    Feb 25, 2019 · The first RAF raid of Berlin in WW2 took place on the 25th of August 1940 in retaliation for German bombing of London. The accounts I can find claim that there were 81 or 95 aircraft …

  5. Did Kampfgeschwader 6 operate Me-262s and Bf-109s from the same ...

    Jun 27, 2021 · 2 I know that Kampfgeschwader 6 operated both Me-262 and Bf-109s, because they were retraining the extra bomber crew for fighter rolls, and that this was done from several airfields in …

  6. world war two - During the WWII, did the German Luftwaffe ever have ...

    Feb 6, 2021 · However, none of these bombers were the fighter Bf-109. (This one I don't expect any information, because the Bf-109 is a fighter, and this unit flies bombers, but I included it for posterity.) …

  7. What was the state of the German rail system in 1944?

    Apr 29, 2019 · Also, right until Autumn of 1944 large part of territory under German occupation was simply out of range for fighter-bombers flying relatively low, both in East and West. Medium bombers …

  8. What should I call bands of armed men in the Middle Ages?

    Aug 11, 2019 · To answer this in a realistic mannor, a timeframe and locality within Europe is required (Areas inside Europe envolved differently, thus requiring a general timeframe for a given area). …

  9. Was the communication between Spitfire and other fighters' pilots ...

    11 I think it's safe to conclude that no fighter plane radios were encrypted, due to requiring extremely bulky equipment at the time. Communication between enemy fighters was theoretically possible, …

  10. Did the United States taxpayer fund the development of China's …

    China's J-10 fighter (above) looks a lot like the Israeli Lavi Fighter (be low) which was cancelled in 1987. Over 90% of the development cost of the Israeli Lavi were funded by the United States. There have …