Feel free to download any photos or descriptions as long as it is for non-commercial use, but give us credit for them if used on a website or document...Tom and Louise Griffith
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The above buttons refer to types that are mostly WWII warbirds, with the obvious exceptions such as "Post-WWII Aircraft." Also, some images may appear in more than one collection (for instance, a close-up of "Texas Raiders" will appear on both the B-17 and Nose Art pages). Also, some aircraft included are maybe in the wrong category (for instance, T-28s are featured on the Trainers page - they came after WWII, but are included in trainers, since they were such important trainers).
All of the descriptions and opinions are those of Tom Griffith, with the exception of information that has been gleaned from reference books, manuals or magazines. In each of these cases, however, I will name books, magazines, authors, etc, to give them credit for data that were not currently in my tiny mind. Also, if I mention that, for instance, the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine powered the P-47, F4U, F6F, B-26, etc, I on purpose did not indicate the "dash" number. I am fully aware that each engine, whether it was the V-1710, R-2800, R-2600, whatever, came in a number of versions. So, unless it is important to the "story," I won't mention the particular version of the basic engine that provided the rotational energy to the propeller(s). Also, the B-17 will be listed as the "Boeing B-17," when, in fact, many were built by Lockheed and by Douglas, but since that plane was originally built by the Boeing Company, I'll stick with that name. This will apply to other planes too (by the way, the most famous B-29s of them all, the "Enola Gay" and "Bock's Car" were not built by Boeing - they were built by the Glenn L. Martin Company!).
Now that that's out of the way, go out there and check it out!
p.s. If anyone finds any erroneous information (other than their own opinion as to what the best WWII fighter was), please e-mail me and we'll check into it.
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