The concept of the general-purpose fighter—a long-range, heavily armed airplane capable of achieving air superiority while at the same time shouldering other tasks,…
By Kelly Bell By May 8, 1945, Adolf Hitler had been dead for more than a week. Germany was in the act of…
We think of the idea of a wooden plane as somehow backward looking – stick and string WW1 types – but in fact…
Ludwig Meister (14 December 1919 – 26 November 2011) was a Luftwaffe night fighter ace and recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) during World…
The Chengdu J-20 marks the first entry of a multirole stealth fighter into China’s armed forces. According to the Department of Defense (DOD),…
Focke-Wulf Ta 183 Luft '46 entry
In late 1942, Focke-Wulf engineer Hans Multhopp
headed up a design team that started aerodynamic…
The History of German Aviation: Kurt Tank, Germany’s greatest aircraft designer during World War II.
Though best known as a designer of airplanes, particularly the lethal Focke-Wulf Fw-190, Tank never lost sight of his pilot roots. Along with…
The Soviet Air Force’s Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik, or “Storm Bird,” took a heavy toll in German armor on the Eastern Front. By Phil…
The Messerschmitt Me-110 “destroyer” was shot down in droves during the Battle of Britain, but it went on to become World War II’s…
Messerschmitt AG was a German share-ownership limited, aircraft manufacturing corporation named after its chief designer Willy Messerschmitt from mid-July 1938 onwards, and known primarily for its World War II fighter aircraft, in particular…
“White Lily,” as she was known, was transferred to what became the 73rd Guard Fighter Regiment, a mixed unit. She would reach the…
The story of James Kasler, the only member of the USAF to be awarded the Air Force Cross three times
Share this article Born in South Bend, Indiana, on May 2, 1926, James H. Kasler moved with his family to Birmingham, Alabama, at…