German term for an air force. It was also the official name for the Nazi air force founded in 1935. Led by Hermann Goering, it became the largest and most powerful in Europe by the start of World War ...

The backbone of the Luftwaffe's air superiority rested with the Messerschmitt Bf 109, a single-engine fighter plane that saw combat from the start of the war in 1936 until the bitter end in 1945.

The Fairey Battle, a British-built single-engine light bomber aircraft, was conceived by the Fairey Aircraft Company and ...

One of the most sinister aircraft of World War II ... action and was responsible for destroying 17% of the Luftwaffe fighter fleet. The Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero was incredibly nimble, well ...

During World War II, the Mustang destroyed 4,950 Luftwaffe aircraft in the air—the most of any U.S. fighter in the European Theater. The North American P-51 Mustang may well be the most iconic U ...

The Luftwaffe heavily outnumbered the RAF. During the Battle of Britain, they had 2,550 fighter planes available, while the RAF only had 749. British pilots were also less experienced that the ...

were sent up to shoot down German fighters. By the end of the battle the better organised RAF had defeated the Luftwaffe and downed 1,887 German planes. The RAF lost 1,023 planes. The tide of the ...

Tasked with building an aircraft that could match the performance of the Luftwaffe’s first jet fighter, Lockheed began design work on the XP-80 prototype in May 1943. The work was conducted in ...

London: The last surviving British pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain during World War II has died aged 105, the UK s ...

IN THE early hours of Sunday 80 years ago, the Luftwaffe came calling on Darlington. A lone raider strafed the streets, targeted a train and fired ...