The Gloster Meteor: The RAF's 1st Fighter Jet
The aircraft would be modified after the conflict as the Gloster Meteor F.4, which would become the first jet aircraft to be ...
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RAF Bolton Paul Defiant: The Forgotten “Daffy” Turret Fighter of WWII
The RAF withdrew the Defiant from frontline duty due to the warbird’s limited endurance. When one thinks of gun turrets on ...
Doomed WW2 RAF Mosquito's engine restored for new memorial to our flying heroes
For years one of the engines of an RAF Mosquito reconnaissance spy plane has lain on the Welsh hillside where it crashed - ...
The Soviet Fighter That Swarmed the Skies in WW2
According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority over ...
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These Polish Warplanes Fought the Nazi Invasion Until the Very End
The occupation of Poland may have turned out to be the last hurrah of Polish warplanes during WWII, but not the Polish combat pilots, more specifically the ones that escaped into exile in Great ...
Yorkshire Air Museum display to tell story of WW2's 'Operation Gisela'
The museum's new display and animation, inside the museum's Bomber Command building, will tell the story of the attack on the ...
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Airmen's Search for Remains Recalls Top Secret WWII Mission to Turn Planes into Flying Bombs
Dozens of U.S. airmen in England assisted with an archaeological dig earlier this year aimed at finding the remains of an Army pilot lost there during World War II, and in the process helped shine ...
6 Airplanes Powered By BMW Engines
BMW is best known for cars, but during World War II, the company was tasked with making airplane engines for the German ...