Aerial combat engagements between fighter aircraft, or dogfights, have occurred throughout aviation history. From the battling aces of World War I to the mechanized warbirds of World War II ...

While the emergence of aircraft as a weapon of war occurred in WWI, creating such novel concepts of the dogfight and the ... aviation took over after World War II, the aircraft used throughout ...

A Winter Haven resident, Liles was one of three fighter ace pilots sharing their World War II experiences Saturday during the "Victory in the Sky" symposium, an installment of the Living History ...

The P-51 Mustang was one of the deadliest fighters of World War II, but one battle stands out as its greatest moment in combat. This dogfight pushed the Mustang and its pilot to the limit ...

Every June 19 for the past 68 years, the World War II pilot, now living in San Clemente ... and disabled another that engaged him in a dogfight. Two newly arrived Hellcats destroyed the Zero.

During WWII, the Nazi war machine produced over 20,000 Focke-Wulf Fw-190 fighter planes, known for their outstanding maneuverability and superiority in dogfights, leaving the Allied powers without ...

In this first of a multi-video series on the psychology of military aviation, we explore the mental traits that make a great fighter pilot ... examples such as WW2 ace Erich Hartmann, as well ...

Dogfights, lasting only a ... close friends – because of it.” After World War II, Anderson became a military test pilot, serving as chief of fighter operations at what is now Wright-Patterson ...

A Battle of Britain hero who died at aged 22 has been honoured with the unveiling of a memorial in Kent. Flight Officer Oswald Pigg was killed when his aircraft crashed in Pluckley following a ...