Goodyear Inflatoplane – Warbird Wednesday Episode #264
Welcome to another episode of Warbird Wednesday! The Goodyear Inflatoplane is an inflatable experimental aircraft made by the Goodyear Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, well […]
F2Y Sea Dart – Warbird Wednesday Episode #263
Welcome to another episode of Warbird Wednesday! The Convair F2Y Sea Dart is an American seaplane fighter aircraft that rode on twin hydro-skis during takeoff and landing. It flew only […]
AR-2 – Warbird Wednesday Episode #262
The Arkhangelsky Ar-2 was a Soviet dive-bomber used in small numbers during World War II. Its design was a refinement of the earlier Soviet Tupolev SB.
North American A-36 – Warbird Wednesday Episode #261
Welcome to another episode of Warbird Wednesday! The North American A-36 (company designation NA-97, listed in some sources as “Apache” or “Invader”, but generally called Mustang) is the ground-attack/dive bomber […]
Petlyakov Pe-2 – Warbird Wednesday Episode #260
Welcome to another episode of Warbird Wednesday! The Petlyakov Pe-2; NATO reporting name: Buck was a Soviet twin-engine dive bomber used during World War II. One of the outstanding tactical […]
Fairey Barracuda – Warbird Wednesday Episode #259
Welcome to another episode of Warbird Wednesday! The Fairey Barracuda was a British carrier-borne dive bomber designed by Fairey Aviation. It was the first aircraft of this type operated by […]
Yokosuka D4Y Suisei “Comet” – Warbird Wednesday Episode #258
Welcome to another episode of Warbird Wednesday! The Yokosuka D4Y Suisei “Comet“; Allied reporting name “Judy” is a two-seat carrier-based dive bomber developed by the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal […]
Curtiss SB2C – Warbird Wednesday Episode #257
Welcome to another episode of Warbird Wednesday!The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver developed by Curtiss-Wright. As a carrier-based bomber with the United States Navy in the Pacific theater, it supplemented and replaced […]
Blackburn B-24 Skua – Warbird Wednesday Episode #256
Welcome to another episode of Warbird Wednesday! The Blackburn B-24 Skua was a carrier-based low-wing, two-seater, single-radial engine aircraft by the aviation company Blackburn Aircraft. It was the first Royal […]
Vultee A-31 – Warbird Wednesday Episode #255
Welcome to another episode of Warbird Wednesday! The Vultee A-31 Vengeance is an American dive bomber of World War II that was built by Vultee Aircraft. A modified version was […]
Loire-Nieuport LN. 401 – Warbird Wednesday Episode #254
Welcome to another episode of Warbird Wednesday! The Loire-Nieuport LN.40 aircraft were a family of French naval dive-bombers for the Aeronavale in the late 1930s, which saw service during World […]
Henschel Hs 132 – Warbird Wednesday Episode #253
The Henschel Hs 132 was a jet-powered dive bomber and interceptor aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Henschel Flugzeugwerke AG. It was developed during the latter portion […]