The lightweight aircraft was equipped with a 950-horsepower ... however, it was introduced late in the war, making its service time much shorter than others. While early models suffered losses ...

World War 2 saw various innovations in the field of aviation. However, nothing was as profound as the discovery and invention of the jet engine. That said, we're looking at some of the fastest ...

Had the Russian version of the P-51 appeared five years earlier, 'I doubt if anyone would ever have heard of the Mustang.' ...

The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ranges from propeller-driven trainers, fighters, flying boats, and bombers to the nation’s first generation of jet-powered ...

Combat aviation aces—defined as those who have destroyed five or more enemy aircraft in aerial combat—are literally a dying ...

vertical landing jet aircraft in current inventory. Originally flown in the late 1960s, the Harrier has undergone a series of improvements that have increased safety, range and lethality.

MATSUMOTO, Nagano Prefecture--The Shusui, a rocket-powered interceptor aircraft developed to help reverse Japan's waning fortunes late in World War II, is one of those projects about which little ...

A fighter pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain ... Overseas servicemen needed a piece of home in WW2 - Rainbow Corner and the Beaver Club filled the gap.

Flying Hurricane fighters for the RAF, they became a key component in the story of The Few. Blair, who now lives near Moniaive in Dumfriesshire, said that while making the film he was struck by ...