RapidFireWeb Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (Master Sgt. David Kujawa, Air National Guard Photo) Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II departs after completing air-to-air refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker while over Michigan, 2013. The A-10 is assigned to the 107th Fighter Squadron and the KC-135 to the 171st Air Refueling Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. … Read more
Douglas A2D Skyshark (USN Photo) Douglas XA2D-1 Skyshark (BuNo. 122989) at Edwards Air Force Base, California. This aircraft made its first flight on 3 April 1952. The Douglas A2D Skyshark was an American turboprop-powered attack aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company for the United States Navy. The program was substantially delayed by engine reliability problems, … Read more
Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk (USN Photo) Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk (BuNo. 9058) in flight over Moffett Field, California in 1934, flown by Lt. ‘Min’ Miller. This aircraft was lost with the USS Macron airship. The Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk is a light 1930s biplane fighter aircraft that was carried by the United States Navy airships USS Akron and Macon. … Read more
Curtiss C-46 Commando (USAAF Photo) Curtiss C-46 Commando (Serial No. 44-78108) with a partatrooper preparing to exit. Landing gear down. The Curtiss C-46 Commando is a low-wing, twin-engine aircraft derived from the Curtiss CW-20 pressurized high-altitude airliner design. Early press reports used the name “Condor III” but the Commando name was in use by early 1942 … Read more
Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk (USN Photo) Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk (BuNo. 35299). The Curtiss SC Seahawk was a scout seaplane designed by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company for the United States Navy during the Second World War. The existing Curtiss SO3C Seamew and Vought OS2U Kingfisher were gradually replaced by the Seahawk in the late stages of … Read more
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver (USN Photo) The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver is a dive bomber developed by Curtiss-Wright during the Second World War. As a carrier-based bomber with the United States Navy (USN), in Pacific theaters, it supplemented and replaced the Douglas SBD Dauntless. A few survivors are extant. Initially poor handling characteristics and late modifications caused lengthy … Read more
Convair XB-46 (USAF Photo) The Convair XB-46 was a single example of an experimental medium jet bomber which was developed in the mid-1940s but which never saw production or active duty. It competed with similar designs, the North American XB-45 and Martin XB-48, all of which saw little use after the successful development of the … Read more
USAAC Observation aircraft The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document Warplanes from the Second World War preserved in the USA. Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website. Photos are as credited. Any errors found here are by the author, and … Read more
Curtiss P-40 Warhawks, Tomahawks and Kittyhawks The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document Warplanes from the Second World War preserved in the USA. Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website. Photos are as credited. Any errors found here are … Read more
Convair XFY-1 Pogo (USN Photo) The Convair XFY-1 Pogo is an experimental V/STOL (vertical/short takeoff and landing) aircraft developed during the early years of the Cold War.[1] It was intended to be a high-performance fighter aircraft capable of operating from small warships. Lockheed and Convair were awarded contracts to build experimental VTOL fighters, with Convair producing … Read more
