Wwii fighter pilot

During World War II battles were waged as much in the air as they were on the ground. It was not uncommon for fighter pilots to be faced against forces that were five or six times their own. One skilled pilot could take on half a dozen inexperienced pilots and…

During World War II battles were waged as much in the air as they were on the ground. It was not uncommon for fighter pilots to be faced against forces that were five or six times their own. One skilled pilot could take on half a dozen inexperienced pilots and…

Here are the top ten Royal Airforce fighter aces of World War II 10 - Adolph Gysbert Malan Often called Sailor Malan and hailing from Wellington, Cape

WWII gave historians quite a bit to talk about. Your history book covers a lot, but there are some overlooked stories that are inspiring and remarkable. These ace pilots are legendary.

The Colorized Versions Of These Have That Special Something About Them. Although many things were documented during World War II, most of the video and images were of course captured in black and white due to technological restrictions of that time. Some of the footage however was colorized by hand

Mosquito, with 6 Pounder cannon for anti shipping/U-Boats.

Many thanks go to Doug Banks and his team – the masters of colourisation. The beauty of these colourised images is that colour, allows you to pick out

The Last Flight of Don Gentile, legendary WWII Fighter Pilot

Due to the non combat nature of their work, Air Transport Auxilliary used women pilots to deliver aeroplanes to the various units .Here a brand new Supermarine Spitfire is on its way.

Col. Donald Blakeslee commanded the 4th Fighter Group for most of 1944.