World War II Tanks, Vehicles, and Guns

I've started to do a blog, which has the new items listed below. Feel free to leave me comments (click on the ) or even add information that I've missed.

Latest updates:

January 4, 2009 UPDATE: Looks like a work around I found is getting Blogger to work properly.

• Germany's Heinkel He 100D fighter added
  

  I've now added a page for the Heinkel He 100D fighter. Though it performed very well, the Luftwaffe choose to stick with the Bf 109.

  
  
  
  
  
• Germany's Heinkel He 219 Uhu night fighter updated
  

  Also luckily for the Allies, especially the RAF, the Heinkel He 219 Uhu night fighter was only built in limited numbers. It was quite capable of even shooting down Mosquitos at night.
  I've now added some additional specifications and historical information.

  
  
  
  
• Germany's Heinkel He 177 Greif bomber updated
  

  Fortunately for the Allies, Germany never had a successful heavy bomber in their arsenal. The only one that received any amount of production was the flawed Heinkel He 177 Greif.
  I've made some additions to my page.

  
  
  
  
• Germany's Heinkel He 162 Salamander jet fighter updated
  

  As the German situation was becoming critical it was decided to design and build a jet plane that was to be flown by Hitler Youth that had been trained in gliders. It was the Heinkel He 162.

  
  
  
  
• Germany's Heinkel He 115 floatplane, torpedo bomber, minelayer updated
  

  I've added some additional specifications information for the different models of the Heinkel He 115.

  
  
  
  
• Germany's Heinkel He 111 bomber, Spaten (Spade) updated
  

  I've updated my page for the He 111 with a lot of new information.

  
  
  
  
• United Kingdom's Hawker Tempest fighter updated
  

  I've added some additional specifications for the Tempest.

  
  
  
  
• United Kingdom's Hawker Typhoon ("Tiffy") fighter updated
  

  The Typhoon page is now updated.

  
  
  
  
• United Kingdom's Hawker Hurricane fighter updated
  

  I've added a lot of new information on the Hawker Hurricane fighters that were used by Britain in the early years of World War II. I've also separated out into separate pages the major variants.

  
  
  • Hurricane Main Page
  • Hurricane Photos
  • Hurricane Mk I
  • Hurricane Mk II
  • Hurricane Mk IV
  • Hurricane Mk X
  • Sea Hurricane
  
  
  
• United Kingdom's Handley Page Halifax bomber updated
  

  I've made quite a few updates for the Halifax.

  
  
  
  
• United Kingdom's Handley Page Hampden bomber updated
  

  I've made some minor additions to the page for the Handley Page Hampden.

  
  
  
  
• United Kingdom's Handley Page Harrow bomber added
  

  Before World War II the Handley Page Harrow was originally designed as a transport was designated to be a bomber. Though it never was truly used as a bomber, it was mostly used as a transport from 1940 - 1945.

  
  
  
  
  
• United States' Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger torpedo bomber updated
  

  The Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger was seen in nearly every naval battle starting with the Battle of Midway.
  I've now updated its page with additional specification and production information.

  
  
  
  
• United States' Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter updated
  

  I've added quite a bit of new specification information for the Grumman F6F Hellcat. The Hellcat shot down nearly 3/4 of the enemy planes shot down in the Pacific.

  
  
  
  
• United States' Grumman J2F Duck floatplane added
  

  The Grumman J2F Duck was a good all around amphibian plane. It was used on patrols, air sea rescue, anti submarine, and many other duties.
  I've now added a page for it.

  
  
  
  
  
• Germany's Gotha Go 242 and Go 244 transport updated
  

  I've updated my page on the Go 242.

  
  
  
  
• United Kingdom's Gloster Meteor fighter updated
  

  I've added some additional specifications and information for the only Allied jet fighter to be deployed operationally during World War II, the Gloster Meteor.

  
  
  
  
• United Kingdom's Gloster Gladiator fighter updated
  

  The Gloster Gladiator was used by many countries during World War II.
  I've now updated my page with additional specifications, production, and historical information.

  
  
  
  
• United Kingdom's General Aircraft Hamilcar glider added
  

  The General Aircraft Hamilcar was used in a few airborne operations bringing in heavy equipment.
  I've now added a page for it.

  
  
  
  
  
• Netherlands' Fokker T.VIII-W bomber updated
  

  I've now updated the Fokker T.VIII-W series of planes with some additional specifications for the different models and historical information.

  
  
  
  

If you have any questions, e-mail me at: questions -AT- wwiivehicles.com.

Previous history of Additions / Changes / News

• 2009: January
• 2008: December, November, October, September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February, January
• 2007: December, November, October, September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February, January
• 2006: December, November, October, September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February, January
• 2005: November, October, September, June, May, April, March, February, January
• 2004: November, September, August, June, May, April, March
• 2003: November, September, July, May, April, March, January
• 2002: December, November, October, September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February, January
• 2001: December, November, October, August, July, June, March, February, January
• 2000: November, October, September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February, January
• 1999: December, November, October, September, August, July, June, May