The Spectacular P-40c
May 22, 2013 No CommentsDon't know if it's the shape, the brushed aluminum or the nostalgia,Plane of Fames P-40c Warhawk is a spectacular aircraft. Now if there was shark teeth on the cowling, you might recognize this classic faster. The aircraft ...
PoF Gorgeous F-86e
May 20, 2013 No CommentsAt the end of WWII, jets were just starting to get into combat. While they had a short lived impact, it wasn't until Korea that they left prop fighters in the hangar. The big game changer for ...
A-1E Skyraider – A True Bad Ass
May 11, 2013 No CommentsFirst flown in 1945 and leaving service in the 1980s, The A-1 Skyraider was a bad ass piston driven aircraft! It's design was to meet US Naval needs for a carrier based, single seat, long range bad ...
The Fork-tailed Devil
May 1, 2013 No CommentsThe P-38 Lightning or as they were known, the Fork-tailed Devil, is one of USA's iconic WWII fighters. Most think of these as PTO (Pacific Theater of Operation) specific aircraft in part because it was a P-38 ...
Wee Willy II
April 26, 2013 No CommentsLike many of the flying P-51D Mustangs, Planes of Fame's "Wee Willy II" has a heck of a linage. In a former life, it was the Red Baron (in part), a racer at Reno Air Races which ...
The B-26 Marauder
April 21, 2013 No CommentsThe B-26 Marauder was also known as the "Widowmaker" because of early aircrafts killing pilots on take off. Doolittle flew the aircraft and considered it for his raid on Tokyo but it's longer windspan made in capable ...
F7F-3P Tigercat Sunrise
April 13, 2013 No CommentsThe F7F Tigercat was the first twin engine fighter for the Navy. After service, many were put to work fighting fires and very effective in that roll. Rolling back the clock, Lewis took his F7F-3P, La Patrona ...
“The Nimble Zero”
April 9, 2013 No Comments"The nimble zero." I've been fascinated by this fighter so was quite excited to talk with my first WWII vet who flew against them. And this was his first comment when I asked about this legendary aircraft. ...
The Canon & the B-25H
March 28, 2013 No CommentsThe B-25 platform proved in the short period of WWII to be not only versatile but incredibly effective. This bomber which many think of sitting at high altitude doing its job was more often on the deck. ...
Hell Hawks & the P-47 “Jug”
March 25, 2013 No CommentsIn the fourteen and a half month life of the 365 Fighter Bomber Group of the Ninth Air Force, better known as the "Hell Hawks," they racked up one helluva impressive record! Starting prior to D Day, ...