The F3D was an early fighter jet plane.  Built to be a night fighter, the Skynight included radar and was the first jet to shoot-down another jet at night during the Korean war, it also shot down

The DT was an early bi-plane torpedo bomber.  The United States Army flew two of them around the world in 1924, making the DT the first plane to circumnavigate the planet.  Four planes took

The Cargomaster is a huge, awesome plane, especially for a turboprop powered plane.  In fact, the C-133 is the largest turboprop ever used by the United States Air Force at 120,263 pounds empty.

The C-124 was an improvement on the C-74 Globemaster. Standing in at over 48 feet tall, the Globmaster II was able to withstand tanks and trucks driving up the ramps.  The hold could carry 220 tr

The Skymaster was used from 1942 until 1974.  The Army’s first four-engine cargo plane, the C-54 included a pressurized cabin and space for 32,000 pounds of cargo or 50 passengers.  The Nav

Flying for over 36 years beginning in 1940, the C-47 is one of the most famous cargo planes of all time.  Well over 10,000 of the easy-flying C-47s were built for the Army.  The Skytrain was

This bi-plane was the first United States Army aircraft designed as a cargo and transport plane.  Six passengers could be seated in the hold, and both pilot and co-pilot sat in an open cockpit in

Only 209 built, the B-66 was expensive to maintain.  Besides being a bomber, the Destroyer was also outfitted as a radar plane, photoreconnaissance plane, and a weather plane.  Used by the U

The B-18 heavy bomber is based on the Douglas DC-2.  A redsign gave the Bolo the distinctive shark-looking nose.  A good bomber in speed, range and payload in 1935, the B-18 was completely o

The AD was introduced as a Navy light bomber right at the end of World War II (1946) and was used during Korea and Vietnam.  The Air Force designated them A-1.  One of the strongest planes e