P-51 Mustang V 109s
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P-51D Mustang
General characteristics
* Crew: 1
* Length: 32 ft 3 in (9.83 m)
* Wingspan: 37 ft 0 in (11.28 m)
* Height: 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
* Wing area: 235 ft² (21.83 m²)
* Empty weight: 7,635 lb (3,465 kg)
* Loaded weight: 9,200 lb (4,175 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 12,100 lb (5,490 kg)
* Powerplant: 1× Packard Merlin V-1650-7 liquid-cooled supercharged V-12, 1,490 hp (1,111 kW) at 3,000 rpm;[79] 1,720 hp (1,282 kW) at WEP
Performance
* Maximum speed: 437 mph (703 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7,620 m)
* Cruise speed: 362 mph (580 km/h)
* Stall speed: 100 mph (160 km/h)
* Range: 1,650 mi (2,755 km) with external tanks
* Service ceiling 41,900 ft (12,770 m)
* Rate of climb: 3,200 ft/min (16.3 m/s)
* Wing loading: 39 lb/ft² (192 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.18 hp/lb (300 W/kg)
* Lift-to-drag ratio: 14.6
* Recommended Mach limit 0.8
RARE COLOR FILM of MEMPHIS BELLE 25TH MISSION
The famous 25th and LAST mission for the Crew of Memphis Belle. The first crew to complete their 25th mission. Once completed they would get to go home, and show the guys coming in as replacements what they could except and NEED to know! Unfortunately Britain could not afford this luxury.....all though that is surely the wrong word!
Target for Tonight (1941)
This 48 min film is a description of a Bomber Command raid on Germany, showing the general preparations beforehand, the raid itself from the viewpoint of "F For Freddie" and the mounting anxiety at the station when the plane, a Wellington, fails to return on time.
Douglas Boston Bomber
The Douglas Boston aircraft (DB7) was a highly effective light bomber/light attack aircraft. It was powered by a pair of Wright Cyclone 2600 supercharged engines developing 1600 horsepower. These gave the Boston an impressive top speed of 260 knots.
The Douglas DB-7 served primarily with Soviet, US and British air forces.
The DB-7 was also used by Australian, South African, French and Dutch services during the War, and Brazil afterwards. The aircraft was known as the "Boston" among Commonwealth air forces, while the night fighter variants were known as the "Havoc". The USAAF assigned the DB-7 the designation "A-20" and gave it the popular name "Havoc," adopted from the RAF moniker.
Plane Type: Bomber
Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft Company
Introduced: January 10,1941
Primary users: Soviet Air Force, United States Army Air Corp, Royal Air Force
Number built: 7,478
Performance:
Maximum speed: 338 mph (294 knots, 544 km/h) at 12,500 ft (3,800 m)
Range: 1,050 mi (912 nm, 1,690 km)
Service ceiling: 27,600 ft (8,400 m)
Rate of climb: 2,000 ft/min (10.2 m/s)
The Douglas DB-7 served primarily with Soviet, US and British air forces.
The DB-7 was also used by Australian, South African, French and Dutch services during the War, and Brazil afterwards. The aircraft was known as the "Boston" among Commonwealth air forces, while the night fighter variants were known as the "Havoc". The USAAF assigned the DB-7 the designation "A-20" and gave it the popular name "Havoc," adopted from the RAF moniker.
Plane Type: Bomber
Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft Company
Introduced: January 10,1941
Primary users: Soviet Air Force, United States Army Air Corp, Royal Air Force
Number built: 7,478
Performance:
Maximum speed: 338 mph (294 knots, 544 km/h) at 12,500 ft (3,800 m)
Range: 1,050 mi (912 nm, 1,690 km)
Service ceiling: 27,600 ft (8,400 m)
Rate of climb: 2,000 ft/min (10.2 m/s)
1941 Conquering Crete in 10 Days
Color footage about the battle of Crete
Unternehmen-Merkur 1 of 2 (operation Mercury 1 of 2)
Unternehmen-Merkur 2 of 2 (operation Mercury 2 of 2)
Unternehmen-Merkur 1 of 2 (operation Mercury 1 of 2)
Unternehmen-Merkur 2 of 2 (operation Mercury 2 of 2)
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