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| Bristol
Beaufighter TF Mk V, UK Two seat strike fighter. Max speed 303mph, two Bristol Hercules XVII air cooled radial engine 1770hp, ceiling 15000ft, range 1470 miles, span 57ft 10in, length 41ft 8in, height 15ft 10in, armament four 20mm Hispano nose cannon, one 0.303in machine gun in dorsal hatch, one 18in torpedo or eight 60lb rockets or two 500lb bombs and two 250lb bombs. Pictured is an Australian built version used by the RAAF. |
Fairey
Battle, UK Three seat light bomber. Max speed 241mph, one rolls Royce Merlin II liquid cooled V-12 piston engine 1030hp, ceiling 25000ft, range 900 miles, span 54ft, length 42ft 1.75in, height 15ft 6in, armament one .303 machine gun in wing and one in rear cockpit, four 250lb bombs. Pictured aircraft is from 106 Sqn in 1938. |
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| Hawker Hurricane
Mk IIB, UK Single seat fighter bomber. Max speed 341mph, one Rolls Royce Merlin XX liquid cooled V-12 piston engine 1280hp, ceiling 35600ft, range 460 miles, span 40ft, length 32ft, height 13ft 1.5in, armament 12 0.303in machine guns in wings, plus two 500lb bombs, six 27.2kg rockets (or two long range fuel tanks). Pictured is a MkIID of 6 Sqn in 1942. |
Supermarine
Spitfire Mk XVI, UK Single seat fighter bomber. Max speed 405mph, one Rolls Royce Merlin 266 liquid cooled V-12 piston engine 1720hp, ceiling 41500ft, range 430 miles, span 32ft 8in (clipped), length 31ft 4in, height 12ft 7.75in, armament two 20mm and four 0.303in guns or two 0.5in guns, one 500lb bomb and two 250lb bombs or four 60lb rocket projectiles. Pictured is a LF.MkXVIE of 74 Sqn that flew only for the last few months of the war, had a Packard built Merlin. |
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| Hawker Typhoon Mk
IB, UK Single seat fighter bomber. Max speed 405mph, one Napier Sabre II liquid cooled H-24 piston engine 2180hp, ceiling 34000ft, range 510 miles, span 41ft 7in, length 31ft 11in, height 15ft 3.5in, armament four 20mm cannon, either two 1000lb bombs or eight 60lb rockets. Shown is a Mk IB from 198 Sqn. |
Bell P-39N
Airacobra, USA Single seat fighter bomber. Max speed 399mph, one Allison V-170-85 liquid cooled V-12 piston engine 1200hp, ceiling 38500ft, range 750 miles, span 34ft, length 30ft 2in, height 12ft 5in, armament one 37mm hub-firing cannon, two 0.5in and four 0.3in machine guns, one 500lb bomb. Pictured Russian P-39L, Major Pokryshkin. |
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| Curtis P-40N
Warhawk, USA Single seat fighter bomber. Max speed 378mph, one Allison V-1710-81 liquid cooled V-12 piston engine 1360hp, ceiling 38000ft, range 340 miles, span 37ft 4in, length 33ft 4in, height 12ft 4in, armament six 0.5in machine guns and one 1000lb bomb and two 500lb bombs. Pictured is a Kittyhawk Mk IV (RAF equivalent of P-40N) from 112 Sqn, 1944. |
Douglas A-20G
Havoc, USA Three seat attack aircraft. Max speed 339mph, two Wright Cyclone R-2600-23 air cooled radial piston engines 1600hp, ceiling 25100ft, range 1090 miles, span 61ft 4in, length 48ft, height 17ft 7in, armament up to eight 0.5in machine guns, up to 4000lb of bombs internal plus two 1000lb bombs external. Shown RAF Boston MK IIIA of 342 Sqn 'Lorraine'. |
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| Douglas A-26B
Invader, USA Three seat tactical support aircraft. Max speed 355mph, two Pratt & Whitney R-2800-27 air cooled radial piston engines 2000hp, ceiling 22100ft, range 1400 miles, span 70ft, length 50ft, height 18ft 6in, armament six fixed 0.5in machines and four 0.5in machine guns in turrets, 4000lb bombs internal, 2000lb bombs external or 16 5in rockets. Shown is a A-26B of 552nd Bomber Sqn, 386th Bomber Group, 9th Air Force, 1945. |
Lockheed P-38L
Lightning, USA Single seat fighter bomber. Max speed 414mph, two Allison V-1710-111/113 liquid cooled inline piston engines 1475hp, ceiling 44000ft, range 454 miles, span 52ft, length 37ft 10in, height 9ft 10in, armament one 20mm and four 0.5in machine guns, two 1600lb bombs or 10 2.75in rockets with two drop tanks. Pictured P-38L 97th Fighter Sqn, 82nd Fighter Group. |
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| North American
A-36A, USA Single seat fighter bomber. Max speed 310mph, one Allison V-1700-87 liquid cooled V-12 piston engine 1325hp, ceiling 25100ft, range 550 miles, span 37ft, length 32ft 3in, height 12ft 2in, armament six 0.5in machine guns and two 500lb bombs. Pictured A-36A 27th Fighter Group. |
Republic P-47D-25
Thunderbolt, USA Single seat fighter bomber. Max speed 428mph, one Pratt & Whitney R-2800-59 air cooled radial piston engine 2000hp, ceiling 42000ft, range 475 miles, span 40ft 9in, length 36ft 1in, height, 14ft 2in, armament eight 0.5in machine guns, two 1000lb bombs or six 2.75in rockets. Shown is a P-47D of the 19th Fighter Sqn, 218th Fighter Group. |
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| Vultee Vengeance
Mk I, USA Two seat dive bomber. Max speed 279mph, one Wright R-2600-A5B-5 air cooled radial piston engine 1700hp, ceiling 22300ft, range 1200 miles, span 48ft, length 39ft 9in, height 12ft 10in, armament four wing mounted 0.3in machine guns and two 0.3in machine guns in rear cockpit, four 500lb bombs. Shown is a Vengeance MK II of 45 Sqn. |
Ilyushin Il-2m3
(late model), USSR Two seat assault aircraft. Max speed 251mph, one Mikulin Am-38F liquid cooled inline piston engine 1770hp, ceiling 19500ft, range 375 miles, span 47ft 10.75in, length 38ft 0.5in, height 11ft 1.5in, armament two 37mm and two 0.3in machine guns plus one 0.5in machine gun in rear cockpit, 200 5.5lb PTAB hollow charge anti-tank bombs or eight RS-82 or RS-132 rockets. Pictured is an Il-2 in winter camouflage. |
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| Lavochkin La-5FN,
USSR Single seat fighter bomber. Max speed 402mph, one Shvetsov M-82FN (Ash-82FN) air cooled radial piston engine 1650hp, ceiling 32810ft, range 435 miles, span 32ft 2in, length 28ft 5.33in, height 8ft 4in, armament two 20mm Sh VAK cannon and either four 3.23in RS-82 rockets or four 331lb bombs, later versions had two 23mm NS cannon. Shown is a La-5FN. |
Sukhoi Su-2 (late
production), USSR Two seat close support aircraft. Max speed 302mph, one Shvetsov M-82 air cooled radial piston engine 1520hp, ceiling 28870ft, range 683 miles, span 46ft 11in, length 34ft 3.75in, height 12ft 6in, armament four fix 0.3in machine guns, one or two 0.3in machine guns in dorsal turret, eternal bomb load 882lb bombs, external 1102lb bombs or rockets. Shown is from a unit in the Sverdlovsk area 1942. |
