Author: Crew Daily

The aircraft for today is the one that was originally designed and built to be a training biplane aircraft but was later used for multiple-purpose in the military. The name of this aircraft is Polikarpov Po-2 Mule which served the Soviet Union Air Forces well during World War II. The aircraft was nicknamed by Soviets in a word which translates to Crop Duster while it’s NATO reporting name was Mule. The Polikarpov Po-2 Mule had an ideal design which allowed it to be an exceptional training aircraft as well as to be used as the low-cost aircraft for the following…

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The Fairchild C-123 Provider used to be a military transport aircraft whose design was developed by Chase Aircraft while the development was carried out by the Fairchild Aircraft to serve the US Air Force. The aircraft was mostly used by USAF during the US campaign of the Vietnam War. Following the Vietnam War, the Fairchild C-123 Provider was included in the service of Air Force Reserve as well as the Air National Guard and US Coast Guard. The Fairchild C-123 Provider is most renowned for its role of the Vietnam War where the aircraft was used for delivery of supplies…

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The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark was the American made medium range Interdictor as well as a tactical attack aircraft that fulfilled many of the following mission roles. Strategic nuclear bomber Aerial reconnaissance Electronic Warfare Aircraft General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark was developed back in the early 1960s and entered the service of USAF back in 1967 and later one of its models F-111C entered the service of Royal Australian Air Force back in 1973. General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark is the aircraft that propelled the world of aviation into many new technologies related to the manufacturing of aircraft. Among these new technologies,…

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The aircraft for today is the one that served the United States Air Force (USAF) as their primary interceptor aircraft back during the 1950s. The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger entered service of USAF back in 1956 and the main purpose of the aircraft at that time was to intercept any of the invading strategic bombers of the Soviet Union like Tupolev Tu-95 during the early years of Cold War. The aircraft was a product of the company named Convair and nearly 1000 of them were built during its entire service period. The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger happens to be the…

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The aircraft for today is the Consolidated PBY Catalina which is also known by its names as Casno when it was employed for Canadian service is the American made Flying Boat and later used as an amphibious aircraft under production of 1930s and 1940s. The aircraft was manufactured by a company named Consolidated Aircraft. The Consolidated PBY Catalina holds the title for being one of the most used flying boats and seaplanes during the World War II conflict. Consolidated PBY Catalina is also among few of the aircraft that served almost all of the branches of the United States Army…

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The aircraft for today is not the one that was primarily built to be a military aircraft but was built to serve the civilian industry. The name of the toady’s aircraft is de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver which was the single-engine aircraft with high wing propeller with STOL (Short take-off and Landing) capabilities. In its primary role, the aircraft has been used as the bush plane along with its various utility roles like being a passenger or cargo hauling aircraft as well as to be used a crop duster and the civilian aircraft. After World War II ended, the de…

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The aircraft we present for today is the one that is regarded as one for the early large-sized turboprop-powered cargo transport aircraft. The name of this aircraft is Douglas C-133 Cargomaster which served the United States Air Force (USAF) back in the late 1950s and 1960s. The aircraft was developed by the aircraft manufacturing company named Douglas Aircraft Company back in the mid-1950s. The Douglas C-133 Cargomaster holds the title of being the only strategic airlifter of the USAF that was powered by turboprop engines before the arrival of Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The aircraft went on to serve not only…

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The aircraft for today is the one that was built during the Cold War era and served the USAF’s (United States Air Force) branch named SAC (Strategic Air Command) back in the early 1950s. The name of the said bomber aircraft is CONVAIR B-58 Hustler which was developed to be a high-speed bomber by the US-based aircraft manufacturing company named CONVAIR. The CONVAIR B-58 Hustler holds the title for being the first operational service bomber aircraft that achieved the Mach 2 flight speed. The project of the CONVAIR B-58 Hustler was started back in the early 1950s of which CONVAIR…

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Let us introduce our reader today with the CONVAIR B-36 Peacemaker which was the strategic bomber aircraft that was built by the company named CONVAIR to serve the USAF (United States Air Force) back in the late 1940s. The aircraft entered the service of USAF back in 1949 officially and saw it getting retired back in 1959. The CONVAIR B-36 Peacemaker happens to be the largest piston-engine aircraft that was ever built and mass-produced. The aircraft boasted a wingspan which was largest than any of the other combat aircraft at 230 feet. the title of being the first bomber to…

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The aircraft we are presenting today is the Republic F-84 Thunderjet which was the Turbojet fighter bomber that served the USAAF (United States Army Air Corps) back in 1944 as their day fighter which made its first flight back in 1946. Despite the aircraft entering he service officially in 1947, the Republic F-84 Thunderjet was plagued by many drawbacks in its structural phases as well as riunn9ing into engine problems which even led to the USAAF at some point cancelling the entire project. It was not until 1949 that the Republic F-84 Thunderjet was deemed fit for the military service…

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