Tag: world war ii

• Military Aircraft

  Since the earliest days of airplane development, military divisions from all over the world have recognized the advantage of air superiority. Even before fixed wing aircraft were used for defensive and offensive missions, hot air balloons were employed for reconnaissance work. As late as World War II, balloons were used in the skies of Great […]

• Air Shows

  Airplane engines thundering above you as the pilot pulls his aircraft into a loop take your breath away. This is the experience of many who have attended air shows. An air show is an exhibition of aircraft and the aviators flying skills. They are most often organized at airfields where there will be a display […]

• National Naval Aviation Museum

  The National Museum of Naval Aviation hosts nearly a million visitors annually and is the second largest aviation museum in the United States. Within the museum are more than 140 aircraft, archival materials, aviation exhibits, and even a life-sized replica of part of the USS Cabot light carrier from World War II. Walk beside several […]

• War Strategies

  Skip Bombing Skip bombing was used in World War II by Allied bombers against Japanese ships in the southwest Pacific. Before that, in the summer of 1942, only the B-17F bombers of Maj. Gen. George C. Kenney’s Fifth Air Force could reach targets located near Rabaul, New Britain from New Guinea, a distance of up […]