Monday, September 26, 2005

The P/F-80 Shooting Star


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The P-80 Shooting Star

The first ever US jet fighter was first desinged in 1941, but was abandoned due to a lack of good powerplant. Work resumed in 1943, and the prototype flew in 1944. Some varents where deployed to Italy during WWII, but did not see combat. The P-80 saw extensive service in Korea, but was quickly replaced by the F-86. They where used in the ground-attack role, thought.
(I might have a series after this called US Navy Fighters, it will have some imported articles from this series, ie the A-4 and the F-14, but there will be some new ones, ie the Corsair I and II)


The Ameican Fighters Series
The P-26 Peashotter
The P-36 Hawk
The P-38 Lightning
The P-40 Kittyhawk
The P-47 Thunderbolt
The P-51 Mustang
The P-61 Nighthawk
The P-62 Twin Mustang
The F-80 Shooting Star
The F-84 Thunderstreak
The F-85 Goblin
The F-86 Saber
The F-100 Super Saber
The F-102 Dagger
The F-4 Phantom
The A-4 Skyhawk
The F-5 Freedom Fighter
The F-111
The F-14 Tomcat
The F-15 Eagle
The F-16 Fighting Falcon
The A-10 Thunderbolt II
The F-117 Nighthawk
The F/A 18 Hornet
The F-22 Raptor
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Tuesday, September 20, 2005

The P-82 Twin Mustang


The P-82 Twin Mustang

The P-82 looks like two normal Mustangs joined together, but in relaity, it is not. It was built to cover the distances bewteen Pacific islands. It never saw service in WW2, but did see service in Korea.



The Ameican Fighters Series
The P-26 Peashotter
The P-36 Hawk
The P-38 Lightning
The P-40 Kittyhawk
The P-47 Thunderbolt
The P-51 Mustang
The P-61 Nighthawk
The P-62 Twin Mustang
The F-80 Shooting Star
The F-84 Thunderstreak
The F-85 Goblin
The F-86 Saber
The F-100 Super Saber
The F-102 Dagger
The F-4 Phantom
The A-4 Skyhawk
The F-5 Freedom Fighter
The F-111
The F-14 Tomcat
The F-15 Eagle
The F-16 Fighting Falcon
The A-10 Thunderbolt II
The F-117 Nighthawk
The F/A 18 Hornet
The F-22 Raptor
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Sunday, September 18, 2005

The P-61 Black Widow


The P-61 Black Widow

The Black Widow was one of the first dedicated nightfighters. It flew in all thereters of war and was a great nightfighter. It was equipped with radar, a first for it's day.


The American Fighters Series:
The P-26 Peashotter
The P-36 Hawk
The P-38 Lightning
The P-40 Kittyhawk
The P-47 Thunderbult
The P-51 Mustang
The P-61 Nighthawk
The P-62 Twin Mustang
The F-80 Shooting Star
The F-84 Thunderstreak
The F-86 Saber
The F-100 Super Saber
The F-102 Dagger
The F-4 Phantom
The F-5 Freedom Fighter
The F-111
The F-14 Tomcat
The F-15 Egeal
The F-16 Fighting Falcon
The F-117 Nighthawk
The F/A 18 Hornet
The F-22 Raptor
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Sunday, September 11, 2005

The P-51 Mustang


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The North American P-51 Mustang
The P-51 was suggested originally for the RAF, for the low-level tactical recon role. This was mainly because it's current engines could not handles high-level flight. When North American fitted them with more modern Merlin engines, these problems where solved.

The Mustang soon relieved the P-47 Thunderbolt in escort duties. The new Mustangs, with drop tanks could fly to the heart of Germany and back. They could out maneuver and outgun any Luftwaffe fighter and shot down some Me 262 jet fighters. The Mustang lost a advantage, due to the new Fokker-Wolf Fw 190, that had some advantages. But, the P-51 was used in greater numbers than the 190. It was used to escort B-17's and B-24's and was used to escort B-29's in the
Pacific theater.

P-51's(now designated F-51's) where the USAF's main fighter in early Korea and
was soon replaced by the F-80 (which was soon replaced by the F-86.) They where used in the 1970's by the Indonesian Air Force. The original blueprint was so good, that in 1968 it was brought back as an anti rebel fighter.


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The American Fighters Series:
The P-26 Peashotter
The P-36 Hawk
The P-38 Lightning
The P-40 Kittyhawk
The P-47 Thunderbult
The P-51 Mustang
The P-61 Nighthawk
The P-62 Twin Mustang
The F-80 Shooting Star
The F-84 Thunderstreak
The F-86 Saber
The F-100 Super Saber
The F-102 Dagger
The F-4 Phantom
The F-5 Freedom Fighter
The F-111
The F-14 Tomcat
The F-15 Egeal
The F-16 Fighting Falcon
The F-117 Nighthawk
The F/A 18 Hornet
The F-22 Raptor
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Friday, September 09, 2005

The P-47 Thunderbolt


The P-47 Thunderbolt

The P-47 is one of the best ground-attack aircraft of all time and is also a good escort fighter. It was used in Europe as an escort fighter by the US Eighth Air Force. It never had the range to stay with the B-17's and B-24's, even with drop tanks. After it was replaced by the P-51, it was used in the close-air support and ground attack role by the US Ninth Air Force.




(Note: Three new planes have been added in, The F-85 Goblin, The A-4 Skyhawk and the A-10 Thunderbolt II)
The Ameican Fighters Series
The P-26 Peashotter
The P-36 Hawk
The P-38 Lightning
The P-40 Kittyhawk
The P-47 Thunderbolt
The P-51 Mustang
The P-61 Nighthawk
The P-62 Twin Mustang
The F-80 Shooting Star
The F-84 Thunderstreak
The F-85 Goblin
The F-86 Saber
The F-100 Super Saber
The F-102 Dagger
The F-4 Phantom
The A-4 Skyhawk
The F-5 Freedom Fighter
The F-111
The F-14 Tomcat
The F-15 Eagle
The F-16 Fighting Falcon
The A-10 Thunderbolt II
The F-117 Nighthawk
The F/A 18 Hornet
The F-22 Raptor
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