Warbirds Over Long Island


The dream of flight brought many young men to the Army Air Corps. Before a pilot was allowed to jump into the cockpit of a top of the line pursuit fighter he had to follow a strict training process that would have him flying many different types or aircraft. Warbirds Over Long Island is proud to represent this assembly of aircraft.
Boeing-Stearman PT-17 "Kaydet"	North American SNJ-5 "Texan"

In the United States one of the most widely used trainers of the war was the biplane: the Boeing Stearman Kaydet which, based on the original Stearman design, was produced by Boeing un till February 1945........ Read More >>	Many of the "Spitfire" and "Hurricane" pilots in the Battle of Britain trained in Canada in "Harvards," the British version of the AT-6. To comply with neutrality laws, U.S. built Harvards were flown north to the border and were pushed across........ Read More >>

Curtiss-Wright P-40 "Warhawk"	North American P-51 "Mustang"

The most important US Fighter of America's first two years in the war: 1941-43. Its importance lay mainly in sheer numbers, for it was not without shortcomings and these remained throughout the long operational life of the aircraft. When the war broke out with Japan the P-40 was the only aircraft of its type capable of being produced in large enough quantities...Read More >>	As the bombers of the Eighth Air Force fought their way deep into Hitler’s heartland, it was the Mustang that cleared the skies of Luftwaffe fighters. No other combat airplane of the war could fly as high, go as far and fight as hard as the mighty Mustang........ Read More >>