Germany is known for its engineering expertise, and this resulted in some of the most impressive fighter planes in history.

While the B-17 helped win World War II and could defend itself with its 13 machine gun placements, they weren't nearly as agile as smaller fighter planes and were vulnerable without escort planes.

War, what is it good for? This is a question with very few reasonable answers. However, war is undeniably a driver of technological advancement: The rapid evolution of combat planes during WWII is ...

Britain stepped up the production of fighter planes, building them faster than ... bombers to carry out attacks on German ground forces. WW2: What was the secret to winning the Battle of Britain?

According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority over ...

Belly tanks were supplemental gas tanks strapped to World War II fighter planes to help boost their notoriously poor range. However, after the war, racers found another use for them. America's ...

Sheehy: In the '50s and '60s, almost all the aircraft used to fight fires were retired or salvaged World War II aircraft. Tanks were strapped to the middle, and they were used in a very haphazard ...