The theaters of World War II were swarming with notable aircraft ... The Messerschmitt Me 262 gave the Luftwaffe a small advantage. This new fighter jet relied on speed more than maneuverability ...

The fighter planes used in WWII were incredible machines that pushed ... turning the tables on the Luftwaffe. As shortages of fuel and materials began to mount behind German lines, the industrial ...

The Japanese “Zero” fighter, for example ... Ju-88 was one of the primary aircraft used by the Luftwaffe in WWII. A multirole plane, the Ju-88 was used for bombing raids, fighting, and ...

In military history, there have been some dynamic fighter jets that have changed the course of wars. Here are the smallest ...

More than a thousand German planes attacked airfields ... following the attack on the airfield by Luftwaffe fighter-bombers in Operation Bodenplatte during World War II. (Royal Air Force) To ...

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 ...

The aircraft survived various combats including the World War II alongside US and participated ... the XP-47 were no match to ...

Many experts consider it the best World War II fighter plane. -Conceived in just five ... by the former supreme commander of the once-mighty Luftwaffe isn’t known for certain, but the sentiment ...

A lack of orthodox aircraft saw the Luftwaffe fall short in its challenge for WWII air superiority At the start of the Battle of Britain in July 1940, Germany’s Luftwaffe had 1,100 Messerschmitt 109 ...

The Spitfire is the most famous plane ... fighters provided crucial air support for the D-Day landings and many were adapted to be fighter-bombers to carry out attacks on German ground forces. WW2 ...

World War I type Fokker D.VII [Courtesy: National Military Museum] Eight decades after a Dutch Fokker D.VII Fighter ... The aircraft was taken during World War II to become part of a Nazi ...