Germany and the US built some of the largest aircraft in World War II, although many of their designs were unsuccessful.

Air power may have proved lethally effective during the First World War, but the technology was still in its infancy. By 1939, however, European air forces as well as North American and Asian powers ...

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 ...

The German Bf 109 Became Infamous During the Battle of Britain – The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is the most famous German aircraft of the Second World War. In many ways, the aircraft mirrored Nazi Germany’s ...

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 first day of 1945 did not go the way Royal Air Force air controller Sgt. Peter Crowest expected it to. Shortly after reporting for duty at 9:00 a.m. at the airfield at Ursel, Belgium, Crowest and ...

"Some of this material has previously appeared in the Orbis reference set 'Airplane'."--T.p. verso. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball ...

In the opening hours of World War II, in the early morning skies over Poland, both the Axis and the Allied side had aerial victories and aerial “firsts”, some involving unlikely and obscure aircraft ...