WWII Aircraft

The markings on this fighter represent those on the fighter flown by Franz Stigler in the Charlie Brown incident, in which a German pilot not only spared a severely damaged B-17, but escorted it safely out of Nazi territory. 

The markings on this fighter represent those on the fighter flown by Franz Stigler in the Charlie Brown incident, in which a German pilot not only spared a severely damaged B-17, but escorted it safely out of Nazi territory. 

 

 

The legendary Flying Tigers in Chinese livery 

The legendary Flying Tigers in Chinese livery 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The markings on this fighter represent the plane flown by Lydia Litvyak, Soviet flying ace known as "the White Rose of Stalingrad" 

The markings on this fighter represent the plane flown by Lydia Litvyak, Soviet flying ace known as "the White Rose of Stalingrad" 

 

 

 

LtCmdr Shigeru Itaya, Akagi Fighter Group 

 

The markings on this fighter represent the P-51D flown by LtCol Bob Friend of the 332nd Pursuit Squadron, AKA The Tuskegee Airmen.