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 ...

"Thundering through World War 2's war-torn skies, the German Flak 18, an 88-millimeter anti-aircraft cannon, marked its dominance against Allied Spitfires and Mustangs. As it evolved into the Flak 36 ...

Exploring the design and deployment of German support aircraft and gliders, this documentary program highlights the airborne innovations of the Nazi Luftwaffe during World War II. Segments focus on ...

A German Fighter aircraft fired cannon into the Foresters Cottages, Caldecott, Rutland early in the war. One of the bullets went through the roof and bed in Walter Stokes‘ house, narrowly missing him ...

Flying Officer Percy Burton, 23, was killed over Hailsham, East Sussex, when his Hurricane crashed into a tree after ramming ...

World War II aircraft were painted in a wide assortment of colors, from shades of gray to olive drab, blue, and camouflage patterns. British planes were painted Dark Earth, Dark Green, and Night — a ...

The 84-year-old, seen here, was also in possession of a horde of Nazi memorabilia. (Axel Heimken/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images) A German resident in the northern ...

Humanity achieved flight a mere decade before the outset of World War I in 1914, and pioneers did not take long to press the revolutionary new science into service. The first fighter pilots fought in ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The German battleships closed in at more than at thirty knots. The British destroyers attempted to lay smoke to cover the carrier’s withdrawal, but it was too late.

Whilst many people use their basements to store their collectables - rare vinyl perhaps, a model train set - one 78-year-old German man has pushed domestic subterranean storage to the limit after it ...

After 77 years, the wreck of the USS Hornet has finally been found, lying more than three miles deep in South Pacific waters. The storied aircraft carrier—sunk by Japanese torpedoes in 1942 with the ...