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“`html The Fighter Pilots Who Flew Them P-40 Warhawk versus Ki-43 Oscar — this matchup defined Pacific air combat in ways that rarely make it...

Lancaster Bomber vs B-17 Flying Fortress — Who Ruled the Wartime Sky This debate has gotten complicated with all the myth, national pride, and outright...

The Planes Were Close. The Pilots Were Not. The F-86 Sabre vs MiG-15 debate has gotten complicated with all the spec-sheet noise flying around. Thrust-to-weight...