Hawker Hurricane

The Hawker Hurricane was a British fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force during World War II. Along with the Supermarine Spitfire, it played an important role in the Battle of Britain in 1940, engaging the faster Messerschmitt Bf 109 in dogfights. Although it was a reliable and maneuverable aircraft,...

Henschel Hs 123

The Henschel Hs 123 was a German dive-bomber and attack aircraft in service with the Luftwaffe during the 1930s and World War  II. The German pilots liked this combat biplane because it was very reliable and had good handling characteristics. It was also sturdy, being able to take a lot of beating...

Junkers Ju 290

The Junkers Ju 290 was a long-range, maritime patrol aircraft, which was used by Germany during World War II. It rendered an excellent service to the Luftwaffe at a time when the force capacity was stretched to the limit. It was also employed as a transport and missile launcher aircraft, being the flying...

Ilyushin Il-4

The Ilyushin Il-4 was a long-range bomber used by the Soviet Union during World War II. Very reliable, with an impressive performance, it would become the workhorse of the Soviet Air Force and Naval Aviation units. The Soviet Navy employed it also as a torpedo-bomber. During the Cold War, it would keep...

Ilyushin Il-2

The Ilyushin Il-2, Shturmovik, was a Soviet ground-attack aircraft extensively used during World War II. Heavily-armed and armored, it was an effective weapon, with a tremendous destructive capacity. The Shturmovik was massively used as it became a legend to the Russian people, who saw it as an instrument...

Gloster Gauntlet

The Gloster Gauntlet was a British fighter aircraft in service with the RAF in the 1930s. Along with its successor, the Gladiator, it was the last combat biplane used by the RAF, forming the backbone of Great Britain´s home air defense until a couple of years before the Battle of France in 1940. Both...

Gloster Sea Gladiator

 The Gloster Sea Gladiator was a single-seat, carrier-based fighter aircraft in service with the Royal Navy´s Fleet Air Arm from 1939 to 1944. Developed from the Gladiator Mk-II of the British Royal Air Force, it was fitted with arrestor hook for landing on carrier flight deck as the air speed...