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The American World War II fighter that nearly killed its own pilots
During World War II, the American F4U Corsair was one of the fastest fighter planes ever built—and one of the most dangerous to fly. This story follows U.S. Navy and Marine Corps pilots, along with ...
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Top 10: Fastest warplanes of the Second World War
The top speed of the fastest operational fighter was less than 360 mph when the war started. By 1945, this had increased by an astonishing 300mph. Knowing that ‘speed was life’, some designers packed ...
Aviation saw massive developments during the Second World War. The world went from refined planes that wouldn’t be out of place in the First World War to jets in the span of a few short years. Today, ...
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