WWII War Birds - pics and video

[XRCD011]

French Arsenal VB-10 .Very late WWII.

Holy hell, that is one big single seat fighter, that or those guys standing under it are dwarfs.

 

[diopter]

Heavy Interceptor.

History:

https://oldmachinepress.com/2012/09/28/arsenal-vb-10-heavy-interceptor/

 

[diopter]

Heinkel He 119

The Daimler-Benz DB 606 engine was comprised of two DB 601 engines joined to a common gear reduction.

 

[Sharps '63]

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." You might have heard that somewhere .....

Not exactly what I'd call beautiful.

 

[diopter]

One of.

Piaggo P.119.
There is a radial engine in there, behind the cockpit.

 

[hisnibs]

PBYs given 2nd life as flying yachts.

 

[diopter]

Italian designer, Argentinian production
FMA IAe 30 Ñancú

 

[shredder0]

French Arsenal VB-10 .Very late WWII.

What is the story with the two props on this bird? The pitch of the second one looks like it might counter rotate.

 

[brownie]

What is the story with the two props on this bird? The pitch of the second one looks like it might counter rotate.

that,s how they work.

 

[gareez]

What is the story with the two props on this bird? The pitch of the second one looks like it might counter rotate.

two engines as well, one before and one behind the cockpit

 

[Donny Fenn1]

Italian designer, Argentinian production
FMA IAe 30 Ñancú

It's not often I see something I've never seen before, thanks for sharing.

 

[diopter]

More on FMA IAe 30 Ñancú

https://oldmachinepress.com/2013/02/14/fma-iae-30-nancu/

Had a boss on one of my early student summer jobs who was ex-Argentinian air force.
His eyes would light up when talking about planes.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

A very pretty airplane.

Thanks, Diopter. Nice to see the oddballs.

 

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[dryfire]

A very pretty airplane.

Thanks, Diopter. Nice to see the oddballs.

Uncanny resemblance to the deH Hornet - even down to the counter rotating props. * Then I read the page above *

 

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[diopter]

Grumman F7. Check out how narrow the fuselage is. USN Navy like radials.

 

[diopter]

The I.Ae.24 Calquin (a Mapudungun word which means "Royal Eagle") was a tactical bomber designed and built by the Instituto Aerotécnico (Córdoba) in Argentina in the immediate post-World War II era. Although superficially a "look-alike" for the de Havilland Mosquito, the I.Ae.24 was powered by twin Pratt & Whitney R-1830-G “Twin Wasp” radials giving it a distinct appearance. After an operational career spanning two decades, the Calquin was retired.

 

[diopter]

Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster, an experimental bomber aircraft, designed to have a very high top speed (1944).