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Mosquito Tsetse and the Sting Beneath the WingsThe British de Havilland Mosquito, already known for its versatility, became even more fearsome when it was modified to carry one of the largest aircraft ...
Metal detectorists have uncovered long-lost World War II planes in a Ukrainian forest after an unexploded wartime bomb was discovered and defused in the same region. The recent find includes eight ...
The remains of eight British Hurricane fighter planes from the Second World War have been found buried in a Ukrainian forest. The aircraft were sent to the Soviet Union by Britain after Nazi ...
Another important use of the external wires for some WW2 aircraft was for radio communications. Two of the most famous aircraft used during the war, the Supermarine Spitfire, and the highly ...
The push to achieve air superiority through innovation yielded some unusual designs during World War II, including the German Horten Ho 229 (a jet-powered, all-wing fighter), the British Hafner ...
The rusting remains of eight British Hurricane fighter planes dating back to World War Two have been found buried in a forest in Ukraine. The aircraft were sent to the Soviet Union by Britain ...
A service is being held to remember the last German aircraft to be brought down over British soil. ... Service to remember WW2 plane tragedy 80 years on. Image source, Yorkshire Air Museum.