The Mitsubishi A6M Zero is probably the best-known military fighter used in WW2, but Kawasaki also made several aircraft for the conflict. Here are a few.

The Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant was the largest land-based transport aircraft during WWII, with 198 built. The Junkers Ju 287 ...

The Avro Manchester was meant to be Britain’s next great bomber — but after just 1250 sorties, 121 aircraft were lost, mostly ...

The spitfire is the most famous plane of WW2. Its groundbreaking design and superior specifications gave the British the critical edge.

Radial engines may have been the better option during WW2 for military fighter planes, but nowadays, they are much more rare to find. Here's why.

THIS is the second volume of what is intended to be a comprehensive treatise on aircraft engines and accessories. The first volume, reviewed in NATURE of February 8 (p. 158), dealt largely with ...

Doomed WW2 RAF Mosquito's engine restored for new memorial to our flying heroes For years one of the engines of an RAF Mosquito reconnaissance spy plane has lain on the Welsh hillside where it ...

DEEP sea divers have captured incredible footage of a lost aircraft carrier that sunk during a pivotal WW2 battle 81 years ago. The warship wreck was found lying 17,000 ft underwater where it was s… ...

A second Thunday Day event will take place at Yorkshire Air Museum this weekend where visitors can watch WW2 aircraft fire up their engines including Handley Page Victor tanker, Nimrod and Dakota.