The Greatest Escape – Did Lt. Carr really steal a German fighter plane and fly it back to his own… Read More
The FW 190A series included the most advanced throttle system for a WW2 aircraft called the Kommandogerat, where boost pressure,… Read More
‘I am at about 800m, when suddenly there is a bang and the sparks fly across the cockpit. The throttle… Read More
A good Ju 188 gunner could make his mark even on a Mosquito, as happened over the English Channel, some… Read More
The first Me 163 Komet rocket-fighter squadron was based at Brandis in order to protect the vital Leuna chemical complex.… Read More
What did the Luftwaffe’s leadership think of the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber? The B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the… Read More
From the earliest days of Air Combat through Vietnam, situational awareness played a key role, and we contend such is… Read More
If it were true that the Horten Ho 229 was conceived not only as a low-drag bomber but also to… Read More
Announcing a first big defence deal since Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged a 100-billion-euro upgrade to the military in response to… Read More
His death signaled the end of the Luftwaffe’s ability to use the heavily armed twin-engine Me 110G and Me 410s… Read More
One highly experienced Luftwaffe pilot to end his war flying the Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-9 was Oberleutnant Oskar Romm, the Gruppenkommandeur… Read More
B-17 pilot 1st Lt William R Lawley Jr earned the nation's highest award for gallantry at the risk of his… Read More
A German defence source told Reuters on Feb. 3, 2022 that the Luftwaffe is moving toward buying the Lockheed Martin… Read More
In the final days of the war Fleet Air Arm Squadron 882 F4F Wildcat fighters overwhelmed some Messerschmitt Bf-109Gs of… Read More
The F-104 was not the only fighter aircraft to have a high accident rate during the Cold War. The first… Read More
The 77 Squadron Halifax II (KN-D, JB837) piloted by Sgt R. Lewis was attacked by a night fighter at 17,000ft,… Read More
The tail gunner was perhaps the most important gunner on the B-17E. He protected the rear quarter of the aircraft… Read More
