Flying Tigers: Claire Chennault and the American Volunteer Group …
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Finnish Air Force Buffalo aces - warbirdforum.com
HOME. > BUFFALO > FAF ACES. Finnish Air Force Buffalo aces The following breakdown came from Barrett Tillman:
Flying Tigers: Curtiss H81-A3 aircraft - warbirdforum.com
Notes: P-8157 was the "hundredth" Tomahawk. Its wing assembly went to complete P-8194, whose own wings had been ruined by immersion in salt water while being off-loaded in Rangoon.
Chinese Air Force vs. the Empire of Japan - warbirdforum.com
Using Hawk III biplanes as both bombers and fighters, 8 planes (each with one 250 kg bomb) of the 5th Pursuit Group under the command of Ting Chi-Hsu took off from Yangchow to launch the second wave of attack against the Japanese ships near Nantong. During this attack, Lt. Liang Hong-Wen in Hawk III # 2401 was credited with a hit on the stern ...
Flying Tigers: Tomahawks from Russia
Owned by Tom Wilson's Curtiss Hawk Factory, which did the rebuild on the Pensacola Tomahawk. There's another Tomahawk IIB, Curtiss serial 14784 (and therefore also from the AK block) at Tidewater Tech near Norfolk, Virginia. This plane may also be restored, though apparently there's not much left to work from. It too came from Russia.
Joe Baugher's Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk files - warbirdforum.com
On May 10, 1939, the French ordered 140 export versions of the P-40 for the Armee de l'Air. These aircraft were designated Hawk 81-A1 by the manufacturer. The Hawk 81-A1s were identical to the US P-40 except that they had French instruments and equipment and were equipped with reverse-movement "French-fashion" throttles.
Convair F-102 Delta Dagger - warbirdforum.com
Armament: 24 unguided 2.75 inch rockets and six guided missiles Engine: One Pratt & Whitney J57 of 16,000 lbs. thrust with afterburner Cost: $1,184,000 Maximum speed: 810 mph. Cruising speed: 600 mph. Range: 1,000 miles Service Ceiling: 55,000 ft. History
Japanese army aircraft - warbirdforum.com
The standard heavy bomber of the Japanese Army Air Force, the Ki- 21 was adopted in 1937 and saw service over Hankou, Chongqing, and the Burma Road. The wings were mounted at midpoint on the fuselage and had a distinct dihedral, giving the aircraft the appearance of a soaring though overweight hawk. The rudder was huge.
Ray Whitehead of the Chinese Air Force - warbirdforum.com
Whitehead was flight checked by Julius Barr and made some flights in the Vultee V-11. He was then sent to join a group of French and German mercenaries flying Curtiss Hawk III fighter-bombers for the 5th Pursuit Group at Nanchang. During combat over Hankou on December 14, he was severely wounded and forced to bail out.
Building the B-29
Kansas offered good weather, level ground, security from foreign raiders, and thousands of patriotic, hard-working people with few job opportunities. The magnitude of a $3 billion program in those days can be gauged by the cost of a meal at Boeing-Wichita (28 cents including soup, coffee, and pie) and by the hourly wage (75 cents).