Jet fighter generations are divisions made to distinguish significant technological advances in the past development of jet fighters To distinguish between significant technological advances in the historical development of jet…
Exclusive to the United States Air Force, the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is a cutting-edge stealth tactical fighter jet. The F-22 Raptor has demonstrated its ability to engage an enemy,…
This article highlights a few of the more comprehensive sites One of the most prominent and ubiquitous memorials of this tragic struggle is the Second World War airfields scattered throughout…
There are multiple reports of the aerial combats between American and Soviet aircraft on May 8 and thereafter. After Adolf Hitler died by suicide on April 30, 1945, the Third…
Frantiek Brezina slipped on the bottom wing, but he was fortunate enough to keep his hands on the struts while his legs were dangling from the wing. The public is…
A fighter jet’s performance, sales, and combat effectiveness are only a few ways to gauge its success. But a jet must first be put into service in order to show…
The IAR 80 fought primarily against the Russians, although on June 10, 1944, it engaged in combat with an American P-38 The Romanian IAR 80 was a fighter during World…
‘Fighter pilots of every nationality thought the Spitfire Mk IX was the best close-in fighter of them all,’ AVM ‘Johnnie’ Johnson. The following article contains excerpts from Adam Lunney’s book…
The P-51D was arguably the pinnacle of piston engine fighters during World War II. There were a few designs in the works that would add a little more performance to…
What distinguishes a Seafire from a “Hooked Spitfire”—a Spitfire that has been modified to include an arrestor hook—many of which were flown by the Fleet Air Arm? The front-line Fleet…