world war ii

  1. L

    If WW2 ended in 1950+ possible combat aircraft out of service dates

    At the end of WW2 the myriad RAF & USAAF combat aircraft were drawn down, scraped or in the UKs case “given back” (either literally to the US or again scraped in the UK). But what would the out of service dates be of these iconic aircraft if the war continued to 1950 or later. Frontline...
  2. J

    Messerschmitt Jet Fighters

    CONTENTS Compressibility buffeting The research sites of the Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Me 262 Interzeptor Messerschmitt Me 262 Heimatschützer BMW 109-003 R (TLR) rocket/turbojet BMW 109-718 rocket Rocket propellants composition Messerschmitt Me 262 Hochgeschwindigkeits Rennkabine...
    • Justo Miranda
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    • 1940s 1950s 1960s cold war egyptian general aero organisation federal republic of germany hispano aviación late 1930s luftwaffe messerschmitt messerschmitt ag messerschmitt gmbh nazi germany pre-world war ii reich ministry of armaments and war production reichsluftfahrtministerium spanish state united arab republic west germany world war ii
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  3. YourChair

    American Postwar 14-inch rocket, "Richard"

    In the US Carriers book, Friedman mentions that after the war, considerations had to be made in carrier designs for a "14-inch rocket", that did not progress far enough to enter service: The only information on this rocket I could find comes from the Wikipedia article on the Tiny Tim: (I would...
    • YourChair
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    • aircraft carrier buord bureau of ordnance bureau of ships buships cold war late 1940s post-world war ii rockets united states navy world war ii
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  4. YourChair

    USS Iwo Jima (Essex-class carrier) proposed redesign 1945

    The Iwo Jima (CV-46) of the Essex class was cancelled incomplete after the war. But according to Friedman, there were plans to redesign the ship to alleviate the deficiencies of the Essex class (the plans died with the cancellation of the carrier): Does anyone have information on this redesign?
    • YourChair
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    • 1945 aircraft carrier bureau of ships buships carrier early 1940s post-world war ii united states navy world war ii
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  5. Grey Havoc

    Lullingstone Airport

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQZgi1O1Vb4 Some background on decoy airfields: https://www.aviationmuseum.net/AirfieldDecoys.htm
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1935 1940s air ministry civil aviation great britain interwar period k site late 1930s london underground lullingstone airfield post-world war ii pre-world war ii q site royal air force the southern railway unbuilt buildings world war ii
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  6. F.L.

    American identification book for German and Japanese submarines

    Interesting documents : https://maritime.org/doc/id/oni220-german-japan-subs/index.php#toc
    • F.L.
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    • axis powers germany imperial japanese navy japan kingdom of italy kriegsmarine office of naval intelligence submarine u-boot united states navy vichy france world war ii ww2
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Military
  7. T

    Engine ratings during late WWII

    Is the water-alcohol injection R-2800 on the P-47s, so they can make 2300-2600-2800 HP instead of 2000-2100 HP, also cheating? Engineer in ww2: we've managed to make our engines do extra 15-20-30% HP more, with reasonable reliability. 21st century enthusiast: cheater! Three things: - there...
    • tomo pauk
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    • allies axis powers early 1940s world war ii
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Propulsion
  8. Grey Havoc

    D-Day 80th Anniversary

    https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c844ryz2j9do https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn44ed7yelzo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv224djxepxo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgee4nr11kyo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv22nyzy63zo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4n1gw00l5jo...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1944 2024 allies axis powers d-day european theater of operations fortress europe operation overlord second front the longest day western front world war ii
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Military
  9. Grey Havoc

    Keeping history alive: Jumping from iconic wartime Dakotas for D-Day 80

    From a couple of days ago: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9kuEujDjEM
    • Grey Havoc
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    • airborne forces d-day operation overlord parachute paratroopers world war ii
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  10. B

    Questions about the military industry

    I'm looking for data on the following questions: - Production of smokeless powder in USA during WW2, by years - Production of artillery in Britain during WW1, by types and years (it seems that there was some kind of British publication that contained accurate data on the production of all guns...
    • Bottleship
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    • military–industrial complex world war i world war ii
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Military
  11. Dronescapes

    The Invention Of The Jet Engine: Hans Von Ohain. The lost interviews.

    The Invention Of The Jet Engine: Hans Von Ohain, One Of The Fathers Of the Turbojet
    • Dronescapes
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    • 1930s air force aeronautical research laboratory cold war futuristic engineering designs hans von ohain heinkel heinkel flugzeugwerke interwar period late 20th century nazi germany pre-world war ii turbojet turbojets united states usaf von ohain weimar republic world war ii
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Propulsion
  12. T

    Bud Anderson, legendary fighter ace of the 357th FG, dies at 102

    https://www.airforcetimes.com/veterans/military-history/2024/05/20/bud-anderson-americas-last-world-war-ii-triple-ace-dies-at-102/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=air-dnr Bud´s Old Crow aircraft https://toflyandfight.com/the-p-51-mustang/the-old-crow/ RiP
    • TomcatViP
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    • 2024 cold war korean war united states air force united states army air forces world war ii
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Bar
  13. Godzilla37

    WW1 and WW2 Never Built Warship Designs

    Are there any lesser known WW1 or WW2 never-built warship designs?
  14. Stargazer

    Vladas Kensgaila (1933-2024) and his works

    Vladas Kensgaila was born on September 23, 1933 in the village Bikavėnai, in the Šilutė district of Lithuania. Vladas was very proud that this was also the year that his heroes Stephen Darius and Stasys Girėnas flew across the Atlantic (a landmark which would have a strong impact on his career...
    • Stargazer
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    • cold war early 21st century late 20th century post-cold war republic of lithuania world war ii
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  15. Grey Havoc

    Relay computers

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j544ELauus
  16. le max

    IVI medium tank and variants

    https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.transportationeq00bush/?sp=278&r=-0.407,0.185,1.635,0.753,0https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.transportationeq00bush/?sp=278&r=-0.407,0.185,1.635,0.753,0...
    • le max
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    • american anti-aircraft cancelled design medium tank proposal tank tanks world war ii ww2
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  17. boxkite

    They Also Serve - RAF Reconnaissance and Support Projects Since 1945

    Have I missed something? Have I overlooked something? See Chris Gibson's (new?) Avatar ...
    • boxkite
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    • air-sea rescue cold war cold war ii electronic warfare elint great britain nuclear battlefield post-cold war post-world war ii raf air support command raf bomber command raf germany raf search and rescue force raf strike command raf transport command royal air force royal air force marine branch sigint strategic reconnaissance world war ii
    • Replies: 43
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  18. F

    Degaussing WW-2 Submarines.

    Just finished the book "Thunder Below" by Admiral Gene Fluckey who commanded the USS Barb on 5 cruises during WW2. It was a Gato class submarine. They mentioned having to 'Degauss' the submarine right before leaving Midway (after fuel/torpedo reload) for the sea of Okhotsk. I knew degaussing was...
  19. ptdockyard

    Question on Italian 135mm and 65mm naval weapons

    The Navweps site on these two guns has some passing mentions that lead me to other questions: -135 mm/45 (5.3") Models 1937 and 1938: There is this statement: "A twin AA version for the Etna class cruisers and for the rebuild of the damaged battleship Conte Di Cavour were only in the...
    • ptdockyard
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    • early 1940s interwar period kingdom of italy late 1930s pre-world war ii regia marina world war ii
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  20. YourChair

    Italian 61200 ton CRDA battleship (4-16-16-40)

    Hello all, While browsing some old WoWS Reddit threads I found mention of a CRDA (assumedly Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, active 1930 to 1984) battleship design that was posted on the (now-defunct) WoWS forums. Apparently the known specifics are "61200 tons standard, 29 knots, 406mm belt...
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