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Second World War Stalwart: The Story Of The Stuka Dive Bomber

Notorious for its screaming sirens and effectiveness against ships during the war.

Notorious for its screaming sirens and effectiveness against ships during the war.

True to its flesh-and-blood avian namesake, the Heinkel H2 219 Ugh (“Eagle-Owl”) was a deadly WW2 night fighter.

6 years before the American Bell X-1 broke the sound barrier, another rocket plane held the speed title: Nazi Germany’s Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet.

The Luftwaffe’s Moskito didn’t have the success that the RAF’s Mosquito did during WWII. This was largely due to the lack of a very basic ingredient.

The P-47 gets less love than P-51 amongst WWII fighters. Yet it was the “T-Bolt” that was flown by the top two U.S. aces of the European Theatre.

WWII’s Battle of Kursk is remembered as an epic tank battle, but sometimes lost in the shuffle is the fact it was also an epic air battle.

These aircraft served a unique purpose.

The aircraft served a number of different purposes.

A brief history of the Me 262’s development, with views by top British and German pilots.