World War II marked a significant push in military aircraft innovation, eschewing most of the biplanes from the previous war ...

Its groundbreaking design and superior specifications gave the British a decisive advantage fighting the Luftwaffe in the Battle ... on German ground forces. WW2: What was the secret to winning ...

The Me 262 was initially designed at the request of Nazi Germany's leader, Adolph Hitler, who wanted a wonder weapon that ...

After changing its name in 1933 and becoming the Luftwaffe’s main supplier ... The company produced numerous combat and training aircraft models, most of which were inferior to those of its ...

The Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant was the largest land-based transport aircraft during WWII, with 198 built ... the Ju 287 was a tactical jet bomber built in Nazi Germany in 1944.

The Spitfire fighter and the Lancaster bomber ruled the skies throughout World War II. The Harrier Jump Jet served at sea honorably for decades. But the aircraft you don't hear about are usually ...