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

This episode is all about the legendary Fieseler Fi 156 Storch – the spindly-legged short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft ...

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

The Luftwaffe's Mistel, or Mistletoe, was a unique German composite aircraft configuration used during the last months of ...

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

By far the best American fighter of 1939, and by far the shiniest aircraft on this list, the Curtiss Hawk 75A scored the ...

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 was ...

Eighty-five years ago today, the first prototype turbojet aircraft, the He 178, was test-flown only days before Germany invaded Poland to start World War II. The plane could fly for only six minutes.

War, what is it good for? This is a question with very few reasonable answers. However, war is undeniably a driver of technological advancement: The rapid evolution of combat planes during WWII is a ...

Naval vessels are staffed by some of the most courageous people in uniform you’ll ever meet. This was doubly true during the Second World War with the Pacific Ocean being a veritable battlefield ...

Not even a government shutdown can ground the Army Air Corps ahead of the Air Force versus Army football game on Saturday. No, that’s not a typo. Even though the planned flyover by the Air Force and ...