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 ...
The Luftwaffe's Mistel, or Mistletoe, was a unique German composite aircraft configuration used during the last months of ...
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 Whirlwind was a heavily-armed, single-seat, twin-engine fighter designed for high performance, with great attention paid ...