Category: Naval Aviation
WW1, WW2 and cold war aviation
Douglas A1 Skyraider (1945)
USN Carrier-borne piston-engine attack aircraft US Navy (1945-1985), 3,180 built The long-living piston-powered legend Although some of the most prominent…
Mitsubishi A6M Zero “Zeke”
Carrier Borne Fighter, Imperial Japanese Navy Imperial Japanese Navy, 10,939 built The legendary Japanese fighter Just named colloquially “zero” and…
Blackburn B-24 Skua (1936)
Carrier-Borne Dive Bomber RNAS/FAA 1937-40: 192 built. A first modern Royal navy Dive Bomber The Blackburn Skua was the first…
Grumman F6F Hellcat (1942)
USN WW2 carrier-borne fighter Single seat naval fighter (1942-48) The legendary 16:1 navy butcher bird The Grumman Hellcat would be…
Shavrov SH-2
1930-52: Up to 1200 built. An amazingly long success story The Shavrov SH-2, affectionately called “Shavrushka”, shares with the Polikarpov…
Blackburn T.5 Ripon (1926)
Carrier Bornes Torpedo Bomber RNAS/FAA 1930-35: 92 built. The early 1930 Blackburn Torpedo Bomber The Blackburn T.5 Ripon was a…
Nakajima B5N “Kate” (1937)
Imperial Japanese Navy, 1,149 built The Main IJN Carrier Torpedo Bomber in 1939-42 The Nakajima B5N was completely unknown by…
Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf (1941)
Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf (1941) USN Torpedo Bomber (1941-44), 181 built. When good enough beats better The Consolidated TBY Sea…
Mitsubishi F1M “Pete”
Mitsubishi F1M “Pete” (1936) Imperial Japanese Navy, 944 built The last IJN Biplane Genesis for this model started in 1935…
Vought O2U/O3U Corsair (1927-1933)
Vought O2U/O3U Corsair (1927) USN/USMC Observation plane (Circa 580 built 1927-33) The workhorse of interwar USN observation The name “corsair”…
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