Filmed at RAF Fairford during Royal International Air Tattoo 2023, the video in this post shows Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe… Read More
Hans-Guido Mutke mentioned his experiences of Apr. 9, 1945 during a conference to mark the 50th anniversary of jet powered… Read More
There were around 20 high performance fighter types at least nominally in service in Europe when World War II there… Read More
‘A hail of fire enveloped me. I could hardly hold her in the air. I had only one wish: to… Read More
The gun turret operators among the prisoners said that there was no way they could rotate their turrets fast enough… Read More
The Kikka successfully performed its first and only test flight, which lasted just 20 minutes, on Aug. 7, 1945 from… Read More
The Me 262-based three-seater was an attempt to meet the Luftwaffe advanced night fighter competition aimed to develop a plane… Read More
While less famous than the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighters, the Ar 234s that reached Luftwaffe units provided excellent service,… Read More
Jet fighters generations are categories created to separate major technology leaps in the historical development of jet fighters. Jet fighters… Read More
Technology was advancing rapidly towards the end of the war, with the most powerful piston-engined types the world had ever… Read More
“As usual in a dogfight, I was tense and excited. I forgot to release the second safety catch for the… Read More
"The airspeed indicator was stuck in the red danger zone, which is over 1100kph. I noticed that rivets began popping… Read More
Had it somehow been rushed into production sooner though, the BV 155 might well have made itself useful in combating… Read More
Nowotny's last words, though garbled, indicated that his aircraft was hit and on fire, and seconds later he crashed to… Read More
Although failing to reach production status after losing out to the more aerodynamically advanced Me 262, the Heinkel He 280… Read More
Interrogated after the war the famed ace Adolf Galland stated the B-26 was the one Allied aircraft he least liked… Read More
