In 1943, the Eighth Air Force’s top priority was to destroy the Luftwaffe and its factories, and their B-17s were specialist…
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Airbus offers Eurofighter ECR/SEAD Variant to Germany to Replace Luftwaffe’s Tornado ECR
Airbus has disclosed a plan for a Eurofighter ECR/SEAD variant to replace the Luftwaffe’s Tornado ECR aircraft. Airbus Defence and Space…
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The Me 410 and the Colossal Five-Centimetre BK 5 Cannon: the Story of ‘The Backbone of Reich Defence’
by Dario LeoneWhen, in November 1943, Hitler watched a demonstration of an Me 410 equipped with a BK 5 cannon, he enthused that…
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That Time a CF-104 Pilot Buzzed the Tower of a Luftwaffe C-160 Air Base while Flying His Starfighter at 900 Feet per Second and Less than 100 Feet AGL
by Dario Leone‘I did the only thing I could: quickly descended to below control tower catwalk, “stroked” the afterburner, pulled hard left at 7g…
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Video: This Luftwaffe C-160 Transall Cargo Plane Nearly Mowed Down Spotters while Landing
by Dario LeoneFamilies, children and plane-spotters gathered to celebrate the final flight of Luftwaffe C-160 Transall 50+07 before being retired as an exhibit…
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A Quick Look at the Heinkel He 280, the World’s First Jet Fighter that Never Entered Service
by Dario LeoneAlthough failing to reach production status after losing out to the more aerodynamically advanced Me 262, the Heinkel He 280 did…
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Bomber Command’s Battle of Berlin was the First Electronics War in Aviation History
by Dario LeoneThere were two key questions that needed answering if Bomber Command was to achieve success in the Battle of Berlin. First,…
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Two Luftwaffe EF-2000 Eurofighters crash after mid air collision over North Germany. One Pilot Killed.
by Dario LeoneWitnesses reporting hearing a loud bang with a wing broke away from the first EF-2000 Eurofighter aircraft’s main hull. Two Luftwaffe…
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Video shows Tornado Fighter Bomber buzzing the Tower like Maverick in Top Gun
by Dario LeoneAccording to some comments appeared on Facebook the Tornado belonged to the Luftwaffe. Here’s a Tornado Buzzing the Tower Top Gun…
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