Jumat, 18 Agustus 2017

“Messerschmitt Killer”

Although the Curtiss O-52 Owl was obsolete before it entered combat, one managed to score an unlikely victory in Soviet service. The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company was for many years the greatest name in American aviation, the premier purveyor of fighters, bombers, trainers and transports. Its successor, the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, had a brief run …

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