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Luck, Timing, Or Just Awful: Why Did The WW2 Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf Torpedo Bomber Never See Battle?

WWII torpedo bombers like the Avenger and Swordfish were highly successful. Then there was the TBY Sea Wolf, which never even got into the fight.

Italy’s oldest aviation museum, founded in 1927, features historic aircraft including innovative prototypes and nine unique aircraft.

Quite difficult, but ultimately rewarding: Simple Flying gets some firsthand perspectives on these worthwhile projects.

Quite difficult, but ultimately rewarding: Simple Flying gets some firsthand perspectives on these worthwhile projects.

Monoplanes became predominant during WWII. But biplanes weren’t dead yet, as the Gloster Gladiator demonstrated.

Monoplanes became predominant during WWII. But biplanes weren’t dead yet, as the Gloster Gladiator demonstrated.

These museums showcase some of the most immaculately preserved warplanes.

WWII’s Battle of Kursk is remembered as an epic tank battle, but sometimes lost in the shuffle is the fact it was also an epic air battle.

Some of the most iconic WWII fighters are displayed at the IWM Duxford.

The Nakajima Ki-115a Tsurugi was built as a cheap single-use on-way suicide aircraft to strike American warships.