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Albatros D.I - initial version of famous German WWI fighter. Production started in middle - 1916 on the Albatros factory and 50 aircrafts were built in total. Combat service of D.I was very limited because it was soon replaced by more modern Al...

In August 1936 Spanish Civil War began. Germany together with Italy gave support to General Franko and his rebels. On February 1937 the first four He 111B-1 arrived to Spain. In short time He 111B won reputation - the Best from the bombers , an...

Albatros D.II - improved version of Albatros D.I scout with some minor changes in the construction. In total, 275 aircrafts of this version were built; combat service began on mid – 1916. Most famous aces, like Oswald Boelcke, Manfred von...

Famous WWII German bomber He 111 was initially created as dual-role plane - commercial transport and bomber. After the end of WWI Germany could not have bomber aviation.In the mid-1930s Germany started quick military development and reorganizat...

Albatros D.III - further development of the D.II with new wings and improved flying characteristics. It entered in service on December 1916 and in "Bloody April" of the next year the D.III was the winner of most air battles. Many famous aces, l...

Felixstowe F.2A - World War I flying boat designed by British naval officer John Cyril Porte on the basis of development by the American Curtiss company. Planes of this type were widely used during 1917-1918 against German submarines and zeppel...

Pfalz D.IIIa - WWI German fighter, equipped with Mercedes D.III engine. 750 planes of this type were built in total. Pfalz D.IIIa remained I first line service until the end of war.

Albatros D.II Oeffag s.53 - license-built version of the famous German Albatros D.II fighter which was built in Austro-Hungary from early 1917. In total, 16 aircraft of this model were built, and it served on both the Austro-Italian and the Aus...

Felixstowe F.2A - WWI flying boat designed by British naval officer John Cyril Porte on the basis of development by the American Curtiss company. Planes of this type were widely used during 1917-1918 against German submarines and zeppelins, and...

Gotha G.Va/Vb - last series production versions of the most famous German WWI bomber. It mainly differed from its predecessors with a new box tail for easy and stable flight with only one working engine. In total 25 Gotha G.Va and 80 Gotha G.Vb...

Heinkel 111 came to WWII aviation history as one of the best medium-range bomber. Six He 111A with deleted bomb sights and radio equipment were disassembled and shipped to China by sea. At the end of 1936 all six new bombers joined Chinese air ...

RAF S.E.5a w/Hispano Suiza - one of the best fighters of World War I. The early version of the plane had a 200hp Hispano-Suiza engine. Due to the insufficient quantity of these engines and their failures, all later S.E.5a's had the English ...

Fokker D.VII OAW (early) - license-built version of most famous WWI German aircraft, which built on the OAW factory at Schneidmuhl. OAW – built machines externally differed from Fokker-built planes mainly with additional louvers on the la...

Henkel 111E - further modification of the He 111B with the new Jumo 211A engines. In total 220 planes of this version were built by the end of the 1930s. They were used during the initial stages of World War II, and also fought in Spain as part...

Albatros W.4 early - float version of famous Albatros D.I fighter, built for defense of naval bases at coast line. Between August 1916 and December 1917, 118 Albatros W.4 were built in total.
In the middle of 1916 the Military Command o...

Fokker D.VII Alb (early) - license-built version of most famous German WWI fighter. These aircraft's were produced on Albatros factory in Johanisthal since April 1918. Until the end of War Albatros with branch factory OAW produced About 260...

Junkers D.I - single-seat fighter plane of the final period of the WWI. The design of this aircraft consisted of a metal tubular framework and bearing surfaces, covered with corrugated duralumin, and was absolutely revolutionary for the time. T...

Planes 1,5 and 11 series had strengthened armament: two UBS heavy machine guns, RS-82 rockets and bombs. Take-off weight of serial-built planes increased and speed reduced till 535 km/h, range reduced too. In spite of great number LaGG-3, its p...

Series 35 was a modification, equipped by more powerful M-105PF engine. LaGG-3 series 35 approached with its performance German main fighter Me-109F. Planes of this type were used across the whole Eastern Front. Finnish Air Force used few captu...

In 1942 LaGG-3 designers developed all its performances according to CAGI and NII VVS recommendations. As a result, LaGG-3 series 66 appeared. It was the last modification of this plane. Some of them were used against Japanese Army in August 19...

An-12 BK - one of the most well-known Soviet aircraft, developed in Antonov's design bureau in Kiev at the end of the 1950s. Production ceased in 1973 when a total of 1213 had been built. It was widely exported to many countries and extensi...

An-12PP/BK-PPS (NATO codename Cub-C) - special version of the famous An-12BK transport aircraft, modified to provide an electronic interference capability with the purpose of disabling the adversary's air d...

An-12 BK - one of the most well-known Soviet aircraft, developed in Antonov's design bureau in Kiev at the end of the 1950s. Production ceased in 1973 when a total of 1213 had been built. It was widely exported to many countries.

The Nieuport 27 was a French biplane fighter aircraft during World War I designed by Gustave Delage. The model 27 was the last of the line of Nieuport "V-strut" single seat fighters stemming from the Bebe of early 1916. A few operatio...

The original project of the Douglas DC-7 was a civil version of the military transport C-74 'Globemaster 1' but never reached the market introduction despite a first order of 26 aircraft from Pan American World Airlines. As the limited ...

The Douglas DC-6 is a piston-powered airliner and transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1958. Originally intended as a military transport near the end of World War II, it was reworked after the war to compete wit...

Gloster Gladiator Mk.II - version of the last RAF biplane fighter with improved technical characteristics. In total 270 of Mk.II were built. They were widely used during the early years of WWII. The Gladiator Mk.II took part in the Battle for N...

Grumman JOV-1A Mohawk - multipurpose twin-engine turboprop aircraft of the US Army, built at the end of the 1950s. Its main tasks were photoreconnaissance, artillery spotting, communication and air support of ground units. The aircraft could ta...

Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter comic fighter - night fighter-interceptor, converted from the standard two-seat 1 1/2 Strutter. A very limited number of this version served in the British Home Defence units, fighting against German raiders (Gottha bombe...

Sopwith 1.B1 French bomber - licensed version of the famous British multipurpose aircraft, the Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter, produced by French companies during 1916-1918. Unlike its predecessor, the Sopwith 1.B1 had a Le Rhone 9Jb engine, a differen...

RAF BE12b - special single seat version of the famous BE2c created for the needs of Britain's Home Defense. Overall, from the end of 1917 to the beginning of 1918 about 150 BE12b were constructed and then sent to Home Defense units. After t...

Fokker D.VII (early) - since Spring 1918 German fighter units Jastas were equipped with new Fokker D.VII aircraft. Early versions powered by Mercedes D.IIIa engine were built on Fokker Flugzeugwerke plants. Mostly elite units and famous aces re...

In spring 1917 the RFC received a new fighter, the RAF S.E.5. This fighter had potentially very good fighting capability. By the end of May in the same year, the third prototype of the S.E.5 with the new engine conducted its first flight. 56 Sq...

Fokker D.VII (OAW) - license-built version of the most famous WWI German aircraft, built by the OAW factory at Schneidmuhl. OAW-built machines differed externally from Fokker-built planes mainly with additional louvers on the side panels. OAW t...

The Airco DH.9 (from de Havilland 9) - also known after 1920 as the de Havilland DH.9 - was a British bomber used in the First World War. A single-engined biplane, it was a development of Airco's earlier, highly successful DH.4 and was orde...

Bristol F2B fighter w/Sunbeam Arab - version of the famous British two seat fighter of the WWI. The development of this type came due to the limited availability of the basic Rolls Royce Falcon engine. 800 aircraft with the Sunbeam Arab engine ...

The Airco DH.4 was a British two-seat biplane day-bomber of the First World War. It was designed by Geoffrey de Havilland (hence "DH") for Airco, and was the first British two seat light day-bomber to have an effectiv...

The Airco DH.4 was a British two-seat biplane day-bomber of the First World War. It was designed by Geoffrey de Havilland (hence "DH") for Airco, and was the first British two seat light day-bomber to have an effective defensive armam...

Junkers D.I - single-seat fighter plane of the final period of World War I. The design of this aircraft consisted of a metal tubular framework and bearing surfaces, covered with corrugated duralumin, and was absolutely revolutionary for the tim...

The Fairchild AU-23A Peacemaker (Credible Chase when weapons and gun are installed) is an all metal, single engine, strut-braced high wing monoplane with a semi-monocoque fuselage of rectangular cross section. It has a rectangular wing of const...

The first prototype made its maiden flight on 4 May 1959 powered by a 254 kW (340-shp) piston engine. The first Turbo Porter, powered by a turboprop, flew in 1961. The Turbo Porter received an engine upgrade in 1963, which increased its power t...

The Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing is an American biplane with an atypical negative stagger (the lower wing is further forward than the upper wing), that first flew in 1932.
GB-2 - USN version as GB-1 but with a 450hp R-985-50 or R-985...

The Airco DH.2 was a single-seat biplane "pusher" aircraft which operated as a fighter during the First World War. It was the second pusher design by Geoffrey de Havilland for Airco, ...

The Nieuport 24 was a French biplane fighter aircraft during World War I designed by Gustave Delage as a replacement for the successful Nieuport 17. In the event its performance was little better than the type it was meant to replace, which was...

WWI French air-cooled rotary engine. The Gnome Monosoupape was a French rotary engine of the WWI era, designed by Laurent Seguin following previous developments of the Gnome. In comparison with its predecessors...

WWI British 150hp water-cooled engine. The Hispano Suiza V8 was a twin-row 8-cylinder water-cooled engine, designed in 1914 by the Hispano Suiza firm. Its construction was innovative and efficient, and demonstrated much technological refinement...

WWI German water-cooled engine The Mercedes D.III was the most widely used German 6-cylinder water-cooled aircraft engine, designed on the basis of its predecessor, the Mercedes D.II. It was used by all the principal German fighters (the Albatr...

The Hispano-Suiza 8 was a water-cooled V8 SOHC aero engine introduced by Hispano-Suiza in 1914 and used by a number of Allied aircraft during the First World War. The original Hispano-Suiza 8A was rated at 140 hp (102 kW) and the later Hispano-...