North American B-25 Mitchell
Isn’t it interesting that Brigadier General William “Billy” Mitchell inspired the Boeing B-25 Mitchell? It could fly at two different altitudes depending on the situation as a twin-engine bomber: low level and high level. It was used for fighter, photo-reconnaissance, and submarine patrol missions, among others. North American Aviation produced around 10,000 planes between 1939 and 1945. The United States Air Force’s aviation program began in August 1940, when the first unit to fly took to the skies for the first time. The United States Army Air Corps launched the first five planes of its new fleet in February 1941, officially starting World War II. This sparked a mad scramble to build as many as possible! North American Aviation produced a total of 9,816 B-25 bombers at its two manufacturing facilities in Kansas and California, according to company statistics. One of them sold for $1.4 million recently.
North American B-25 Mitchell
Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter
It was widely assumed that air combat technology had advanced significantly with the introduction of the Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter in 1996. This was popular in the 1960s because conventional radar detection at a distance was difficult due to the extremely small radar cross-section. It was the military’s closest approximation to stealth fighter technology at the time it was built. It was a small “pocket fighter” built entirely from scratch as a dogfighter. Take into account that it was built on a shoestring budget, which was remarkable given that it was designed to outnumber NATO member countries. The aircraft was priced similarly to the Russian MiG-21 fighter jet, despite its high-tech electronics and capabilities comparable to those of more expensive jets such as the F-4 Phantom. A condominium property was recently purchased by a private buyer. The asking price, on the other hand, has not yet been made public.
Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter