While the B-17 helped win World War II and could defend itself with its 13 machine gun placements, they weren't nearly as agile as smaller fighter planes and were vulnerable without escort planes.

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) stopped using its Merlin-engined Hurricanes and Spitfires following the death of ...

Entering service in 1940, the Focke-Wulf Fw190 was one of Germany's widely produced planes and was the country's only fighter plane powered by a radial engine. In its base configuration ...

A WW2 aircraft engineer who was born and bred near the Old Kent Road celebrated his 100th birthday this week. William Henning ...

The United States manufactured 12,275 Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter planes in one three-year span during the conflict. The Hellcat was a crucial asset in the Pacific Theater, accounting for 75% of ...

Many pilots began to personify their planes. Others built a reputation for success bolstered by the unique design scheme on their aircraft. Legendary fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen ...

Belly tanks were supplemental gas tanks strapped to World War II fighter planes to help boost their notoriously poor range. However, after the war, racers found another use for them. America's ...