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Fokker type biplane used during the first World War. This is when aircraft were first used as weapons and set the stage for all air combat since. |
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Cartoonish style copy of the Jenny. This bi-plane was one of the many planes built by Curtiss. Slow and dependable the Jenny was used mostly for training of pilots during World War I. After the war these were famous stunt planes into the 1930's. |
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American plane replica of the "Jenny" . This bi-plane was one of the many planes built by Curtiss. After the war these were famous stunt planes, and were still flying in the 1930's. US Mail version. |
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French WWII biplane Nieuport. Used mainly for scouting purposes, the plane was an important part for the French WWII war effort. |
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German WWII airplane. The Stuka was the Germans premier dive bomber. Fitted with wailing sirens they screeched as the fighters dived on enemy positions, called the "trumpets of Jericho". |
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The old Tri-motor. It was a noisy and shaky ride, if you listen to the old timers tell it. Still though one of the first planes considered safe for airline travel, the Tri-motor can still be flown today and is a sentimental favorite for those who started with her. |
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Italian WWII long range bomber. Built in 1934, it was used throughout the war. |
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British Spitfire WWII - named after the word describing an angry, boisterous and fiery woman. The maker of the Supermarine spitfire thought the name ridiculous. The spitfire was the only plane built before, during and after WWII. |
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American plane replica of the "Jenny" . This bi-plane was one of the many planes built by Curtiss. After the war these were famous stunt planes, and were still flying in the 1930's. |
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Pappy Boyington's F4-U corsair used in the pacific WWII theatre. Wild and renegade, pappy first served with Chennault's flying tigers in the Chinese theatre in the war against Japan. The plane was first used off aircraft carriers and later land bases. |
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