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Grounded dreams: Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK – how a torpedo-bomber dream died

The Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK was a late-WWII US Navy dive and torpedo bomber designed for escort carriers. Despite impressive ...
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Curtiss SB2C Helldiver: How Not to Build a Plane

Between 1943 and 1945, over 7,000 SB2C Helldivers were built. Initially, the aircraft displayed poor handling characteristics—earning a damning report from the waste-focused Truman Committee and the ...