The aircraft would be modified after the conflict as the Gloster Meteor F.4, which would become the first jet aircraft to be ...

The P-61 was also well-armed for its night-fighter role and included ... and also was the aircraft that scored the final two aerial "kills" of World War II. One was on the last night of the ...

The lightweight aircraft was equipped with a 950-horsepower ... of Germany's widely produced planes and was the country's only fighter plane powered by a radial engine. In its base configuration ...

German engineers and scientists created some exceptional and novel military designs during WWII. Granted ... with radar — making it a successful night fighter. It was supposed to receive ...

According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority over ...

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 ...

The German Luftwaffe entered World War II in September 1939 employing as its main day fighter the Messerschmitt Bf109 one of the classic fighter aircraft designs of all time When war broke out it ...

With stealth and a host of next-generation technologies, the F-35 will be far and away the world’s most advanced multi-role fighter. There exists an aging fleet of tactical aircraft worldwide.