The Boulton Paul Defiant aircraft was designed and built as a turret fighter, but since it didn’t have any forward-firing ...

Exploring the design and deployment of German support aircraft and gliders, this documentary program highlights the airborne innovations of the Nazi Luftwaffe during World War II. Segments focus on ...

In the opening hours of World War II, in the early morning skies over Poland, both the Axis and the Allied side had aerial victories and aerial “firsts”, some involving unlikely and obscure aircraft ...

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 ...

Every country that participated in the World War II air war had more than a few types of airplanes, but their design schemes could be distinguished throughout the conflict. The Americans liked to ...

A hero of the Battle of Britain has been honoured in a new memorial in East Sussex. Flying Officer Percy Burton, 23, was killed over Hailsham when his Hurricane crashed into a tree after ramming a ...