Military Aircraft of The World

A look into Military Aviation of the 20th & 21st Centuries

French Amiot 354 Bomber Plane

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/french-amiot-354-bomber-plane 31st Jul 2021 - The Amiot 354 was the last French Air Force produced Medium Bomber deployed during The Battle for France against Germany in World War II. It was a twi …

US Bell P59 ''Airacomet'' Fighter Jet

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-bell-p59-airacomet-fighter-jet 31st Jul 2021 - After American Air Corps. Commanders saw the success of The British “Gloster Meteor” prototype Jet Fighter, it was determined that America …

German Focke Wulf Ta152 Fighter Plane

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/german-focke-wulf-ta152-fighter-plane 31st Jul 2021 - The German Folke Wulf Ta 152, nicknamed The “Hohenjager” (or “High Altitude Fighter”) was a late World War II Production Fight …

British Westland L6844 ''Whirlwind'' Fighter Jet

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-westland-l6844-whirlwind-fighter-jet 31st Jul 2021 - First developed in 1938, The British Prototype “Jet Fighter” L6844 (aka “The Whirlwind” was designed by The Westland Aircraft …

US Goodyear ''K'' - Class Airship

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-goodyear-k-class-airship 31st Jul 2021 - The “K”-Class of Non-Rigid Airships were designed and produced by The American Goodyear Company in 1938. Designed for Military usage (US N …

US Grumman FF1 ''Fifi'' Fighter Plane

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-grumman-ff1-fifi-fighter-plane 31st Jul 2021 - First produced and deployed in 1932, Grumman’s FF-1, nicknamed The “Fifi”, was the first Aircraft Carrier based Fighter to feature r …

Australian CAC ''Boomerang'' Fighter Plane

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/australian-cac-boomerang-fighter-plane 31st Jul 2021 - The first mass produced Fighter Plane of Australia during the onset of World War II, The CAC “Boomerang” was based in part – on Amer …

US Ryan ''Fireball'' Fighter

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-ryan-fireball-fighter 31st Jul 2021 - Considered The US Navy's first "Jet Hybrid", the aptly named "Fireball", was designed by The Ryan Aeronautical Company in 1944. The Company gained fam …

British Boulton ''Defiant'' Fighter Plane

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-boulton-defiant-fighter-plane 31st Jul 2021 - Designed to attack and destroy German Bombers, The British Boulton Paul “Defiant” was a “Turret” Fighter. It featured no forwa …

US Curtis P40 ''Warhawk'' Fighter Plane

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-curtis-p40-warhawk-fighter-plane 31st Jul 2021 - One of America's first "all-metal" Air and Ground Attack Fighters, The Curtiss P-40 "Warhawk" was first deployed by The US Army Air Corps. in 1938. Ov …

US Bell UH-1 ''Iroquois'' Helcopter

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-bell-uh1-iroquois-helcopter 31st Jul 2021 - The iconic Bell Utility Helicopter (UH-1), named The “Iroquois” – was one of the most successful of Bell Aircraft Companies Producti …

Japanese ''Shi 113'' Bomber

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-shi-113-bomber 31st Jul 2021 - Akin to Nazi Germany's "Amerika" Bomber, the late 1944 Imperial Japanese Program called "Z", was to build intercontinental Bombers capable of reaching …