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  2. Nose art - Wikipedia

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    Perhaps the most enduring nose art of World War II was the shark-face motif, which first appeared on the Messerschmitt Bf 110s of Luftwaffe Zerstörergeschwader 76 ("76th Heavy Fighter Wing") over Crete, where the twin-engined Messerschmitts outmatched the Gloster Gladiator biplanes of No. 112 Squadron RAF.

  3. Quentin C. Aanenson - Wikipedia

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    Quentin C. Aanenson (April 21, 1921 – December 28, 2008) was an American fighter pilot. He was a World War II veteran and former captain of the 391st Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force, Army Air Forces. He flew the P-47 Thunderbolt in the Normandy D-Day invasion and subsequent European campaign. [2]

  4. Brewster F2A Buffalo - Wikipedia

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    The Brewster F2A Buffalo [1] is an American fighter aircraft which saw service early in World War II.Designed and built by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, it was one of the first U.S. monoplanes with an arrestor hook and other modifications for aircraft carriers.

  5. List of aircraft of World War II - Wikipedia

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    The Hamlyn Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II. London: Bounty Books. ISBN 0-7537-1460-4. Munson, Kenneth (1983). Fighters and Bombers of World War II. London: Peerage Books. ISBN 0-907408-37-0. Smith, J. Richard; Kay, Anthony L. (2002). German Aircraft of the Second World War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750 ...

  6. List of aircraft at the National Museum of the United States ...

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    Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis 2015357 – Soviet fighter of the Korean People's Air Force defected to Seoul, later flown by Chuck Yeager [100] North American B-45C Tornado 48-0010 [101] North American F-82B Twin Mustang 44‐65162 – configured as an F-82G [102] North American L-17A Navion 47‐1347 [103] North American F-86A Sabre 49-1067 ...

  7. 11 photos of America's fighter jets breaking the sound barrier

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    The pictures demonstrate the amazing visual effects that occur as military aircraft punch through the sound barrier and travel faster than sound itself. 11 photos of America's fighter jets ...

  8. 354th Fighter Group - Wikipedia

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    The 354th Fighter Group was an element of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Ninth Air Force during World War II. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The unit was known as the Pioneer Mustang Group and was the first to fly the P-51B Mustang in combat.

  9. Steve Pisanos - Wikipedia

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    As a member of the 334th Fighter Squadron, Pisanos' plane (P-47D-23-AAF Serial Number 42-7945) was coded QP-D and had an emblem of ‘Miss Plainfield’ painted on it as nose art [1] He scored his first 2 confirmed victories over northeastern Belgium escorting US bombers while he had another 2 non-confirmed ones around the same time. He was ...