This video examines the fighter aircraft that recorded the highest number of aerial victories during World War II, highlighting the deadly effectiveness and strategic roles of planes like the German ...

Every country that participated in the World War II air war had more than a few types of airplanes, but their design schemes could be distinguished throughout the conflict. The Americans liked to ...

The fighter aircraft was never more important than it was during the global calamity that began in 1939. However, at this time of need, the fighter types available were pretty limited to say the least ...

Never was aeronautical engineering more significant than in the six years of the second world war. A deadly technological race ensued, where making an aircraft faster, better armed or easier to ...

The Imperial Japanese Navy launched hundreds of fighters and bombers at Pearl Harbor in an effort to paralyze the main U.S. naval base for the Pacific Fleet near Honolulu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.

Discover the origins and the major variants that made the Lightning a legend.

The Vought V-173 “Flying Pancake” was one of WWII’s strangest aircraft experiments. Discover why the U.S. Navy tested this circular-wing plane.

A Phoenix man sought to honor his grandfather, a decorated World War II fighter pilot, after learning of his struggles with PTSD. Lt. Arthur Van Haren Jr., a Latino fighter ace, shot down nine enemy ...

Military aircraft criticized for cost overruns and technical problems often proved effective once tested in actual combat conditions. Peacetime evaluations missed critical traits like survivability ...

Specialized anti-armor aircraft date back to World War II—but not all planes are well-equipped to take on ground targets.

Across sleepy and remote islands in the Pacific, U.S. military engineers are working around the clock to revive strategically important airstrips that American troops first built under fire over 70 ...