Once World War I ended, Germany was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles, which forbade the nation from maintaining an air ...

By far the best American fighter of 1939, and by far the shiniest aircraft on this list, the Curtiss Hawk 75A scored the ...

Why would anyone opt for a twin-engine setup for a fighter? Well, sometimes a bigger aircraft was required for greater range, ...

When you think of the Luftwaffe during World War II, you think of the Messerschmitt Bf-109 and not much else. Sure, the Fw-190 is a wonderful second fiddle, but the 109 drove fear into the hearts of ...

In the mid-1930s, Nazi Germany had a problem. Its twin-engined medium bombers, such as the Heinkel 111, had a range of perhaps 1,500 miles. However, the Luftwaffe’s single-engined fighter plane, the ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Willy Messerschmitt's famous Bf 109 series of single-seat fighter airplanes was produced in larger quantities than any ...

In the three years preceding the start of the Second World War, another major conflict was raging in Spain. Taking advantage of the fighting between the country's Republicans and Nationalists, Nazi ...

The German Bf 109 Became Infamous During the Battle of Britain – The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is the most famous German aircraft of the Second World War. In many ways, the aircraft mirrored Nazi Germany’s ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Willy Messerschmitt's famous Bf 109 series of single-seat fighter airplanes was produced in larger quantities than any ...