The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was not just Germany’s main fighter of World War II — it was the aircraft that followed the ...

He is a German Luftwaffe ace with 81 confirmed victories on the Eastern front. Now a 103-year-old veteran, his talent and courage remain legendary throughout the world. It is the most iconic British ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Luftwaffe’s Arado Ar 196 pictured off the British coast, c 1930-40 - Prisma by Dukas Presseagentur GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo ...

World War II aircraft were painted in a wide assortment of colors, from shades of gray to olive drab, blue, and camouflage patterns. British planes were painted Dark Earth, Dark Green, and Night — a ...

Every country that participated in the World War II air war had more than a few types of airplanes, but their design schemes could be distinguished throughout the conflict. The Americans liked to ...

A World War II German bomber, likely the last of its kind, has been raised from the bottom of the English Channel and will be restored for display in a British museum. “It has been lifted and is now ...

Sue Long, a widow of a World War II pilot, received this letter from a 90-year-old German fighter pilot who was shot down by Long's husband south of Bonn, Germany in 1944. The Dallas Morning News / ...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday took part in a wreath-laying ceremony in Coventry, a central English city that was heavily bombed by Germany's air force during World War II. The ...