Fairey Firefly: Why Britain’s Heaviest WW2 Fighter Was a Masterpiece

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Why the Luftwaffe Couldn't Explain How the Hawker Tempest Killed 638 Flying Bombs
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Why the Luftwaffe Couldn't Explain How the Hawker Tempest Killed 638 Flying Bombs

The Most Complex British Engine Ever
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The Most Complex British Engine Ever

The Engineering Failure of the Hughes XF-11: Howard Hughes’ $56M Disaster
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The Engineering Failure of the Hughes XF-11: Howard Hughes’ $56M Disaster

Why Dönitz Couldn't Explain Who Kept Inventing The Tactics That Killed His U-Boats
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Why Dönitz Couldn't Explain Who Kept Inventing The Tactics That Killed His U-Boats

Why German Scientists Couldn't Explain Why Their Flying Bombs Kept Missing London
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Why German Scientists Couldn't Explain Why Their Flying Bombs Kept Missing London

Kawanishi H6K: The Ultimate Flying Boat of WWII
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Kawanishi H6K: The Ultimate Flying Boat of WWII

When Designers Go Mad: Unhinged Warships
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When Designers Go Mad: Unhinged Warships

The Hawker Typhoon That Worried the Germans — After They Flew One Themselves
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The Hawker Typhoon That Worried the Germans — After They Flew One Themselves

Fairey Firefly: The first multi-role naval strike fighter
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Fairey Firefly: The first multi-role naval strike fighter

Japanese Pilots Dismissed The Hurricane In Burma — Until 17 Sqn Killed Their Best Ace
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Japanese Pilots Dismissed The Hurricane In Burma — Until 17 Sqn Killed Their Best Ace

Rolls-Royce Merlin :The Engine That Won Britain's Greatest War
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Rolls-Royce Merlin :The Engine That Won Britain's Greatest War

Japanese Pilots Never Saw It Coming When F4U Corsairs Shattered Their Zero Squadrons
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Japanese Pilots Never Saw It Coming When F4U Corsairs Shattered Their Zero Squadrons

Fairey Barracuda: Why This 'Dangerous' British Torpedo Bomber Replaced the Legendary Swordfish
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Fairey Barracuda: Why This 'Dangerous' British Torpedo Bomber Replaced the Legendary Swordfish

Commonwealth CA-12 Boomerang: Why Japan Feared It
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Commonwealth CA-12 Boomerang: Why Japan Feared It

Why German Sailors Couldn't Explain Why Their Magnetic Mines Stopped Working
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Why German Sailors Couldn't Explain Why Their Magnetic Mines Stopped Working

The Super Killer Plane Built to Fight Anywhere
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The Super Killer Plane Built to Fight Anywhere

Hawker Typhoon: Too Dangerous to Fly, Too Valuable to Cancel
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Hawker Typhoon: Too Dangerous to Fly, Too Valuable to Cancel

Why Luftwaffe Aces Refused to Engage Tempests Below 5,000 Feet
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Why Luftwaffe Aces Refused to Engage Tempests Below 5,000 Feet

The MONSTER Engine Swap That Made The Spitfire Mk XIV Unstoppable !
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The MONSTER Engine Swap That Made The Spitfire Mk XIV Unstoppable !

BMW Built A Radial Engine So Good It Made The Spitfire Obsolete Overnight
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BMW Built A Radial Engine So Good It Made The Spitfire Obsolete Overnight