It was an innovative plane, as it was the first and only ... saw its fair share of action during the latter end of World War II, when Allied nations started using the likes of P-51 Mustangs ...

It ultimately helped the Allies claim victory on the Eastern Front. One of the most sinister aircraft of World War II, the Junkers Ju 87, was a dive bomber notable for its shallow V-shaped wings ...

According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority ... which meant producing tens of thousands of planes to counter everything ...

Margaret Hourigan was a miner’s daughter who grew up in Nottingham during the 1930s, and volunteered for the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) in 1940. She became a plotter with fighter command – ...

The Spitfire is the most famous plane of World War Two ... be fighter-bombers to carry out attacks on German ground forces. WW2: What was the secret to winning the Battle of Britain?

The aircraft was part of Operation Gisela, which saw 117 fighter planes sent to intercept allied bombers returning to base after striking targets in Germany. A number of bombers were brought down ...