Wwii fighters

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

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…

For the most part, the aircraft at the top of the WW II era are easily accessible and known by anyone who has studied, or even lived, the era. However,

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

Pretty Scary If You Think About It. Anyone can play the game of "what ifs" in retrospect, but sometimes it's just fun to speculate. For this piece, we've rummaged through a lot of paperwork and put some pieces together to allow for this storyline. The simple question we posed was, "what if Me 26

The story of Lady Be Good has haunted people for decades. She is one of the only lost World War II planes to be discovered, and the fate of her crew has harrowed people for decades.

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

Grumman Avenger flying with half of its left wing missing, colorized.

How Many Of These Do You Know? Behind every successful air mission are two things: powerful war birds and skilled crewmen. It's basically like doing regular day-to-day tasks with your hands -- you need both. And during World War II, there's no shortage of incredible stories and interesting facts in