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What was the fastest WWII airplane?
The fastest piston-engined aircraft of WWII was the P-51H lightweight version of the Mustang with a maximum speed of 487 mph. Read More »
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How did airplanes change war in WWII?
The first carrier war. Naval battles were fought for the first time in the skies with flying machines. Read More »
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What's your favorite WWII airplane?
I've several, in fact. From the Japanese, the Shinden J7W was an awesome aircraft that was truely revolutionary in design and potential performance. The japanese even had a jet engine design for it, but they never got that one off the desig... Read More »
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I believe an officer of the 101st airborne took that credit, but don't recall his name
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Try 'Aircraft of World War II (The Aviation Factfile)' by Jim Winchester for a good encyclopedic run down of fighter planes.
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In Britain the Instrument Landing System (ILS) for landing in bad weather is put into use in 1944.
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The Grumman F8F Bearcat, with a speed of 528.33 mph was the fastest piston-aircraft in World War II.
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PCH Answer: 2000 . The F4U-Corsair had a 2000 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800 air-cooled radial engine.
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The names of the 2 planes that dropped bombs during WWII are: Bockscar and Enola Gay.
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There are various Guilds and Associations of aviation artists; American Association of Aviation Artists. The Guild of Aviation Artists (UK based) etc. Put "aviation artists" into a search and you'll find plenty more info. Make contact with ...
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