The top speed of the fastest operational fighter was less than 360 mph when the war started. By 1945, this had increased by ...

The Yak-9 performed more anti-tank missions, in particular, the Yak-9T variant with a 37mm cannon, in this case the ...

Germany produced three outstanding modern airliners in the interwar period: the Junkers Ju 52, Junkers Ju 86 and Focke-Wulf ...

Meet the Focke-Wulf Fw 190: Along with the well-known Messerschmitt Bf 109, the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 became the backbone of the Luftwaffe’s Jagdwaffe (fighter force) during the Second World War. The ...

When Nazi overlords favored the Messerschmitt factory over the Focke-Wulf, it was another mistake that made them lose air superiority, and especially the Battle of Britain. Feared by Allied pilots, ...

The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California, celebrated World War II airplanes and combat survivors at a recent event named Luftwaffe vs. the Eighth Air Force. The museum’s own Focke-Wulf ...

In its day, pilots used to call the Focke-Wulf Fw-190 the Würger (Butcher Bird) because it was so adept at shooting down Allied aircraft. But when this 1944 example was pulled from the woods in ...

It didn’t look like it should be able to fly. Despite Blohm & Voss being a famed ship and seaplane builder during World War 2 ...

First of all, we hear from FlyingIron Simulations, which announced the workhorse of the US Navy during World War II, the F6F Hellcat. Here’s what we can expect. Mean, rugged & powerful. These 3 simple ...

THE baby celebrating VE Day in the arms of his grandmother, dancing to the sounds of a Darlington town centre barrel organ, is today building a German Focke-Wulf fighter which he hopes will one day ...