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Imperial Japan’s Mitsubishi A6M Zero Deserved Its Fearsome Reputation
The Zero endures as a symbol of Imperial Japan’s efficiency and menace. Imperial Japan’s most iconic piece of military ...
6 Of The Fastest World War II Fighters, Ranked By Top Speed
World War II marked a significant push in military aircraft innovation, eschewing most of the biplanes from the previous war ...
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We Ranked The Top 10 WWII Fighter Aircraft
The lightweight aircraft was equipped with a 950-horsepower ... of Germany's widely produced planes and was the country's only fighter plane powered by a radial engine. In its base configuration ...
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Japanese Fighter Scrambles Against Russian Threats on the Rise
Japan saw scrambles by the Japan Air Self Defense Force decrease for the first three quarters of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 ...
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Replica of famed Shinden wartime fighter finally graces museum
CHIKUZEN, Fukuoka Prefecture--A full-size replica of the rarest of Japan’s World War II fighter planes ... close ties with the Imperial Japanese Navy. The fighter featured a large propeller ...
WWII veteran recounts escape from sinking Japanese navy carrier
On a cloudless day off the Philippines coast, Shigetoshi Kaneko held onto floating debris while adrift, clinging to hope after esc ...
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Japanese warplanes use flares to warn a Russian spy plane to leave airspace
TOKYO--Japan said its warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave northern Japanese airspace ... from Japan at the end of World War II. The feud has prevented the ...