Miles M.39B Libellula
An experimental aircraft designed for the Royal Aircraft Establishment, or the Ministry of Defense as it is known today, was the Miles M.39B. With its dual main wings the M39 …
Category: World War II
Seydlitz
This ship seemed to have suffered from an identity crisis as its purpose and design evolved over the war. Nazi Germany had started construction of this ship before WWII as …
Tortoise Heavy Assault Tank
This heavy assault tank developed for the British Army specifically for World War II by Nuffield Mechanizations. Weighing in at 78 tons, this mammoth was not easily transported, but this …
Douglas XTB2D Skypirate
This aircraft was to be the US Navy’s next great torpedo bombers in World War Two. As new aircraft carriers grew in size, this allowed for larger and more improved …
Flettner Fl 282
A helicopter, the FI 282 was a short lived German production helicopter. Named the FI 282 Kolibri, this helicopter was named after. a species of hummingbirds, found In Central and …
Tachikawa Ki-77
A Japanese experimental long range communications and transport aircraft, the Tachikawa Ki-77 was built in an attempt to break a distance record set by other Japanese airplanes. Oddly enough strong …
Hughes XF-11
This aircraft was designed as a reconnaissance aircraft for the United States Air Force towards the end of World War II. Intended as a long range, high-altitude, and purpose built …
T28 / T95 Super Heavy Tank
Although named as a tank, this heavily armored self-propelled gun initially did not conform to the tank naming conventions of the time. With no revolving turret, it didn’t classify as …
Focke-Wulf Triebflügel
During the final phase of World War II, a plane was desperately needed which could defend Germany against constant Allied bombing raids. The plane that was developed for this task …
Blohm & Voss BV 141
Heralded by the Germans as the first asymmetrical plane built for production, the BV 141, designed in 1937, was meant to be Third Reich’s scout plane of choice. Despite its …