The aircraft would be modified after the conflict as the Gloster Meteor F.4, which would become the first jet aircraft to be ...

Germany is known for its engineering expertise, and this resulted in some of the most impressive fighter planes in history.

The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ranges from propeller-driven trainers, fighters, flying boats, and bombers to the nation’s first generation of jet-powered ...

Restoring WWII military planes is a worthwhile endeavor ... It featured a novel forward-swept wing and was among the very few jet-propelled aircraft ever built with fixed landing gear.

An F-15C Eagle is sporting a badass World War II-era paint job in honor of a fallen ... David Kingsley’s B-17 was about to crash. The aircraft had been riddled by enemy flak and incoming fire ...

22,000 pounds of thrust enable the Harrier II to hover like a helicopter, and then blast forward like a jet at near-supersonic speeds. Like every aircraft in the Marine fleet, this aircraft is ...

I had the rare opportunity to fly in a historic jet trainer ahead of the ... world ushering in a new era of fighter aircraft toward the end of World War II. The T-33 Shooting Star was instrumental ...

A quick turnaround of an aircraft is critical for survival on the battlefield, the press release said. The F-35A jet was refueled and loaded with four AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air ...

Leading on from Ohain’s work, the first flight of a jet-powered aircraft was in August 27, 1939. By the end of World War II, a smattering of military jet aircraft had entered service ...

America's first jet trainer The US was among several countries around the world ushering in a new era of fighter aircraft toward the end of World War II.