This sweet handling biplane was the first step up into the sky for tens of thousands of pilots during World War II, and many are still flown by it's legion of loyal fans. B-47 Combat Maneuvers NEW! See the big B-47 do an Immelman & more World War II Trainer Videos Now Showing "The Yellow Peril" Primary Flight Training (1944-45, B&W) featuring the Stearman N2S "Kaydet" primary trainer. "The Stratojet" NEW! Flying the Boeing B-47 This comprehensive training film was produced by the US Air Force to familiarize pilots and aircrew transitioning from prop driven aircraft like the B-29 to the new world of the B-47, the USAF's first jet bomber. (In most respects the two planes are identical.) See this agile aircraft put through her paces over the Patuxent proving ground in this vintage pilot training film. Jimmy Stewart takes you on the tour - and flys this magnificent aircraft! "The Sabre Jet" Flight Capabilities of the North American FJ-2 Airplane (1953, color ) The FJ-2 was the variant of the USAF F-86 Sabre supplied to the US Navy to meet a crying need for a swept wing, high performance fighter during the Korean War.
She immediately set an unprecedented (and since unequaled) series of 14 speed and altitude records. Jets! "The Hustler" - The Convair B-58: Champion of Champions (1962,Color) At Mach2+, the "Hustler" was the World's first supersonic bomber. Offensive Fighter Tactics For World War 2 Airmen Produced and narrated by legendary Navy ace Jimmy "The Thach Weave" Thach, this detailed fighter pilot training film is a "must watch" for all World War 2 fighter fans & virtual combat pilots.
" The Flying Tiger" - How to Fly the Curtis P-40 "War Hawk" (1943, B&W) This was the shark mouthed fighter that Claire Chenault's "Flying Tigers" of the AVG used to great effect against the Japanese over China and Burma. "The Iron Dawg" Introduction to the Bell P-39 Airacobra (1943, B&W) The Russians favorite lend lease import - a great tank buster on the Eastern Front with a big 37mm canon in the nose. "The Black Widow" Flying the P-61 Series Airplane: The Northrop "Black Widow" Night Fighter (1944, B&W) The Air Corp's first stealth fighter? Big black and heavily armed with radar and canon, this was their first purpose built night fighter. "The Hellcat" - Flight Characteristics of the Grumman F6F "Hellcat" (1944, B&W) Rugged, fast, powerful, and produced in great numbers at "the Ironworks," this sweet handling Navy fighter aircraft overwhelmed the Japanese Zero. The P-47 evolved into the #1 fighter/bomber in the ETO. The Thunderbolt was the first ride in Europe for 56th FG fighter aces "Gabby" Gabreski, Dave Schlling and "Hub" Zemke.
"The Jug" - How to Fly the Republic P-47 "Thunderbolt (1943, B&W) P-47 Ground Handling, Takeoff, Normal Flight and Landing Watch the big Jug rock & roll plus turbo-supercharger operation.
This is the versatile plane flown by top Army ace Dick Bong and in the pin point raid that downed Admiral Yamamoto. "The Forked Tail Devil" - Flight Characteristics of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning (1943, color ) Digitally restored! Lockheed's top WWII test pilots do the check out.
Featured on the popular TV series "Black Sheep Squadron" with Pappy Boyington's VMF 214. "The Ensign Eliminator" "Ba Ba Black Sheep" The Vought F4U "Corsair" (1944,B&W) Known to Japanese pilots as "Whistling Death" for good reason and loved by "The Corps," It took the Brits to figure out how to fly her successfully from carriers and the USN's VF17 "The Jolly Rogers" to pave the way for US Carrier Ops. World War II Fighter Videos Now Showing! "The Mustang" Flight Characteristics of the North American P-51 "Mustang" (1944, B&W) This is the fighter that turned the tide over Europe.