The 'spy’ (or, more correctly, reconnaissance) aircraft must survive enemy fighters and anti-aircraft weapons, often relying ...

The Yak-9 performed more anti-tank missions, in particular, the Yak-9T variant with a 37mm cannon, in this case the ...

The top speed of the fastest operational fighter was less than 360 mph when the war started. By 1945, this had increased by ...

During WWII, engineers produced some of the most iconic aircraft in history. From sleek fighters to hulking steel beasts -- ...

In the wake of World War 2, the United States emerged as an industrial powerhouse after supplying its own military and its ...

Soon after the invention and mass adoption of airplanes, governments started used them for war. Suddenly, soldiers had to watch out for flying machines spraying hot lead and dropping bombs. However, ...

CINCINNATI (WKKRC) - History enthusiasts and aviation fans had a unique opportunity to explore World War II-era aircraft at Lunken Airport as part of the B-29 History Restored Tour. The event, which ...

Had the Aquila been completed, it could have bolstered Italy’s Mediterranean operations by providing fleet air defense and strike capabilities. Not wanting to be viewed as the ‘sick man’ of the Axis ...

The forces of major belligerents produced many iconic warbirds during the Second World War. The rotary, radial, and V-powered Focke Wulf 190, P-51 Mustang, Supermarine Spitfire, P-47 Thunderbolt, ...

U.K. archaeologists with Cotswold Archaeology have found over 5,000 artifacts from the fatal crash that killed WWII ...

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Avro Lancaster has flown to Duxford to begin a planned period of maintenance that will see it miss the 2026 ...