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U.S. air power
The 4 US services deploy more than 5,000 front-line aircraft and 3,000 helicopters. Their units serve in more than 20 allied countries. This DVD tells the full story of this amazing war machine. Superb color film - much of it specially de-classified for this program - looks at all the major aircraft, helicopters, transports, and weaponry. Throughout, the emphasis is on action, with much of the footage taken during training exercises and combat simulations. The program encapsulates the organization of America's aerial fighting might and has a detailed script by leading aviation authority Bill Gunston.
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Obituary: Johnnie Johnson: Second world war fighter ace credited with more enemy 'kills' than any other British pilot
In 1937, \"[Johnnie Johnson]\" Johnson tried to join the Auxiliary Air Force (AAF). On hearing that he came from Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, the interviewing officer said, \"My dear chap, you're just the type. Which hunt do you follow?\" When Johnnie said he did not even ride a horse, he was promptly shown the door. Little did that interviewing officer think he had just rejected the man who, in the second world war, would shoot down more of the enemy than any other pilot in the RAF - and without ever being shot down himself. By May 1941, [Douglas Bader]'s wing was taking the offensive over France, and Johnson began to learn his trade in actual combat. A month later, 616 was badly \"bounced\" over Gravelines. Johnson found himself alone, and suddenly saw a Messerschmitt 109 in front of him. Unlike most RAF pilots, Johnson hit with his first burst. He saw the pilot bail out. From then on, there was no stopping him. In mid-September he was promoted to flight lieutenant and given command of B Flight. Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Foxley-Norris, chairman of the Battle of Britain Fighter Association, writes: Johnnie Johnson's performance was even more creditable because he largely missed the Battle of Britain and won his \"kills\" in fighter-to-fighter combat rather than against heavy bombers. If they numbered less than the German fighter aces this was because the Germans included their hits against the less-skilled Russians. Johnnie's kills were hard-earned, but then Johnnie had the two skills needed to be successful: he was a good shot and a good pilot. Lots of people were good pilots, but Johnnie was also a good shot - gifted in the art of deflection shooting. Before the war he had been a game-shooter, a sort of \"Lincolnshire poacher\".
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Market leader almost ruined by US lawsuits
A FEW years ago, while litigious claimants in the United States were trying to squeeze the odd million dollars out of Cessna - and anyone else who made aircraft - I and other members of the Flight International Paris Show team were perfectly happy to hire a Cessna twin to take us to the French capital from Stapleford in Essex. The same goes for countless other customers. In general aviation, private and business flying, Cessna Aircraft, of Wichita, Kansas, is number one in the world. The company has delivered thousands more aircraft than any other manufacturer, mostly light private and club aircraft, with up to four seats. The 404 Titan is one of the company's larger twin-engined models. The first was the Cessna 310 of 1953 and since then many thousands of twin-engined Cessnas have been delivered.
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Obituary: Lee Atwood
Early in the Second World War, in March 1940, the British Purchasing Commission in the US visited North American Aviation (NAA), which was already supplying Harvards to the RAF, and asked whether they would make Curtiss P-40 fighters under licence for them. The classic reply was: \"We can build you a better airplane.\" Within a few months Atwood, with his assistants Ray Rice and Ed Schmued, had designed the Mustang. It was first flown on 26 October 1940, and its most unusual feature was that the Allison engine was cooled by fluid pumped through a large radiator inside the rear fuselage. The radiator was in a profiled duct according to a scheme proposed in 1935 by the Englishman F.W. Meredith; instead of creating drag, the radiator put out hot air which gave jet-propulsion thrust. The result was what most consider the best fighter of the war. With the same engine, the Spitfire IX reached 405mph and the Mustang 437mph. Not only that, but it was the only fighter with the range to accompany bombers throughout Germany. Hermann Goering said: \"When I saw Mustangs over Berlin I knew the war was lost.\" Mustang production totalled 15,586 during the Second World War. Immediately after the war, Atwood and his colleagues designed the Twin Mustang - essentially two Mustangs riding on a single wing - which performed excellently in Korea.
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