In the midst of the Battle of Britain, a German bomber pilot bails out after his Heinkel He-111 is blasted by flak over ...

Fernando Castillo narrates in 'The Last Flight' the stories of the defeated fleeing during the Spanish Civil War and World ...

Allied intelligence confirmed that Nazi Germany was developing “vengeance” weapons, including the V-2 long-range rocket, at Peenemünde on the Baltic Sea.

The World War Two bombing of tomato trucks in St Peter Port harbour has been described by a local historian as the "blackest ...

Gary Norville runs American Aero Services at the city airport, restoring World War II vintage aircraft and other artifacts.

During the buildup to World War II, Germany wanted to develop a long-range heavy bomber. Their solution was the Heinkel He-177 Greif. The design included advanced, unique features Germany hoped would ...

During World War II, Great Britain and Germany deployed powerful 24-cylinder engines for their aircraft. Both nations began working on the engines before the war started. Ultimately, the British ...

World War II aircraft were painted in a wide assortment of colors, from shades of gray to olive drab, blue, and camouflage patterns. British planes were painted Dark Earth, Dark Green, and Night ...

Perhaps one of the most feared and well-known aircraft of World War II was the Junkers Ju 87 “Stuka” dive bomber. Early model Ju 87s were used in the Spanish Civil War with good results.

Returning to World War II, prior to the H.VII V-3, the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Aviation Ministry) approved the Horten brothers’ proposal for a light bomber under the 3 x 1,000 concept and ...

Without a doubt, the Allies defeated the Axis during World War II thanks in large part to air superiority; this air superiority was due to fantabulous fighter planes such as the P-38 Lightning, P ...