War 1. Designed and built by the Royal Aircraft Factory, 2,973 S.E. 5 and 5A machines had been delivered by October 1918. Mostly employed on the western Front, the balance were used ...
Originally designated the L-19, The Bird Dog went ...
into production in June, 1956 and was used during the Korean campaign as a liaison airplane by Army Field Forces to spot enemies troop concentrations, direct ground operations, carry ammunition, and evacuate ...
This outstanding performer carried the firepower of a ...
destroyer, and served for more than 20 years. Conceived in 1944, it made its first flight on March 18, 1945. With its versatility, weight-lifting capacity (5,000 pounds on a carrier mission) and ...
Considered to be the single most important aircraft ...
in the history of air transportation, the DC-3 first flew in 1935. Douglas Aircraft built it as a replacement for the smaller DC-2. Its 180 MPH cruising speed made it the fastest ...