The German Luftwaffe entered World War II in September 1939 employing as its main day fighter the Messerschmitt Bf109 one of the classic fighter aircraft designs of all time When war broke out it was ...

For the day fighters of the Luftwaffe, the dominant reality in the period 1943-1945 was the massive growth in the daylight bombing raids of Germany by the United States. While other theatres did have ...

You’ve heard of the word Zeppelin and first thing that pops to your mind are large airships, most notably the famous ...

A rare, restored Messerschmitt Me-109 fighter will be featured at the Warbirds Over the Beach Airshow in Virginia Beach. This specific Me-109G-4 is one of the few flying globally with its original ...

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 — a ...

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - A classic plane will make its AirVenture debut next week: the German ME 262, the first jet fighter plane in the world. It hit the skies late in World War II, too late to reverse ...

This video tells the story of the P-47 Thunderbolt, the rugged American fighter that pilots once doubted but came to trust ...