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Why was the Curtiss XP-55 Ascender designed with backswept wings?

61 upvotes • vahedemirjian

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Colonel C.B. Kelly, of the 406th Fighter Group, in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Skirty Bert III", at Handorf. Image via John Quincy.

60 upvotes • JCFalkenberglll

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A Bristol Blenheim about to touch down on a rough landing ground in Greece, 1941

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The nose art of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed" Crow's Nest" of the 34th Bomb Group. Handwritten on reverse: '34 BG'.

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1LT Ivan "Shorty" Long Fighter Pilot 365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF

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51st Fighter Squadron Bell P-39Q-5-BE Airacobra 42-20397

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A Kyushu K11W Shirgiku crew trainer in surrender markings . 1945

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Messerschmitt Bf 109 K-4 "Blue 7" 12./JG 27, Prague-Kbely, May 1945.

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No 269 Squadron's most-photographed Hudson, T 9465 'Spirit of Lockheed-Vega Employees', bathed in early-morning sunshine while being readied for an anti-submarine patrol from Kaldadarnes, Iceland, October 1941

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The Hawaii Mars Takes Flight Once More

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why was the Curtiss XP-55 Ascender designed with backswept wings?	61	vahedemirjian
Colonel C.B. Kelly, of the 406th Fighter Group, in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Skirty Bert III", at Handorf. Image via John Quincy.	60	JCFalkenberglll
A Bristol Blenheim about to touch down on a rough landing ground in Greece, 1941	59	JCFalkenberglll
The nose art of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed" Crow's Nest" of the 34th Bomb Group. Handwritten on reverse: '34 BG'.	59	JCFalkenberglll
1LT Ivan "Shorty" Long Fighter Pilot 365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF	56	JCFalkenberglll
51st Fighter Squadron Bell P-39Q-5-BE Airacobra 42-20397	54	JCFalkenberglll
A Kyushu K11W Shirgiku crew trainer in surrender markings . 1945	54	JCFalkenberglll
Messerschmitt Bf 109 K-4 "Blue 7" 12./JG 27, Prague-Kbely, May 1945.	53	Special_Constant3576
No 269 Squadron's most-photographed Hudson, T 9465 'Spirit of Lockheed-Vega Employees', bathed in early-morning sunshine while being readied for an anti-submarine patrol from Kaldadarnes, Iceland, October 1941	53	JCFalkenberglll
The Hawaii Mars Takes Flight Once More	53	VintageAviationNews