by captjeff | Nov 25, 2016 | Plane Tales
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The RAF desperately needed a modern fighter to counter the Luftwaffe in WWII.. Reginald Mitchell, despite failing health, steps up.

R J Mitchell.

The Supermarine SB6.
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by captjeff | Nov 18, 2016 | Plane Tales
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Fast aircraft have swept wings… of course they do! Buy why?
by captjeff | Nov 11, 2016 | Plane Tales
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The West is stunned by the appearance of a new Soviet fighter capable of a huge altitude and incredible speed. Suddenly, one is placed right into their laps!

The passport of Viktor Belenko.
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by captjeff | Nov 5, 2016 | Plane Tales
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During the fall of Saigon in 1975, Major Bung Lee escapes in a Bird Dog.

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by captjeff | Oct 28, 2016 | Plane Tales
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An interview with C130 pilot, the amazing CJ Hemmer, who reveals what those Special Forces Hercules pilots get up to!
by captjeff | Oct 21, 2016 | Plane Tales
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Amongst the rafters of Colditz Castle during the Second World War an audacious escape plan is being prepared!
The title image by Lee Carson is the only known photograph of the actual Cock and is used under the Creative Commons licence.