O-1 Bird Dog

O-1 Birddog

In the aftermath of the Second World War, the United States Army sought to replace their light observation aircraft with a stronger and more capable design. Cessna Corporation modified their […]

B-8M Gyrocopter

The Benson B-8M gyrocopter is motorized version of the Benson B-7, a small single-seat gyro-glider developed in the mid-1950s by aviation pioneer Igor Benson. A Russian immigrant to the United […]

C-141B Starlifter

In over forty years of service, stretching from the jungles of Vietnam to thedeserts of the Persian Gulf, the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter the Air Force’s firstjet-powered, heavy-lift cargo aircraft has […]

C-119G Flying Boxcar

The C-119 Packet was designed late in World War II by North American Aviation as a medium-duty transport. The end of the war brought the cancellation of the North American […]

FB-111A Aardvark

Designed as a modification of the legendary General Dynamics variable–geometry “swing-wing” F-111 fighter-bomber, the FB-111A served in the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command from 1968 until 1991. Intended […]

EB-57B Canberra

In the midst of the Korean War, the United States Air Force determined itneeded an all-weather tactical bomber capable of the low-level interdiction ofenemy ground transports. Designed by English Electric […]

MQ-1B Predator

Harbinger of a new age of aviation the MQ-1B Predator is a high endurance, medium altitude remotely piloted aircraft built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. of Poway California. Widely […]

EA-6B Prowler

Developed from the Vietnam era U.S Navy bomber the A-6 Intruder, the Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler is electronic-warfare aircraft designed to detect and jam enemy radar systems to provide cover […]

EA-1E Skyraider

The history of the Skyraider began during WW II when the U.S. Navy requested a replacement for its carrier-based stalwarts the TBM Avenger and SB2C Helldiver torpedo and dive bombers. […]

A-37 Dragonfly

A-37 Dragonfly   The Cessna A-37 Dragonfly, or Super Tweet, is a United States light attack aircraft developed from the T-37 Tweety-bird basic trainer in the 1960s and 1970s. The […]

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