The Germans believed the Bf 110 could be used to break through enemy fighter defenses because of its armament. Around 6,170 Bf 110s were produced before it was retired in 1945. Messerschmitt Me ...

Originally designed as a long-range escort fighter, the Bf 110 suffered so severely against the nimble Spitfires and Hurricanes of the RAF that it was converted to night-fighting duty for the ...

Their solution was the Messerschmitt 110, a twin-engined fighter that looked more like a small bomber.With a range of 1,500 miles for the early models such as the Bf 110C, it was far more heavily ...

Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer was an incredibly successful night fighter with 121 victories, mostly against British four engined planes. Using a technological innovation of 20mm cannons on his Bf 110, ...

But as an air superiority fighter, the day of the Bf 110 was over. That message was emphatically delivered in 1944 by the U.S. P-51 Mustang, a single-engined fighters, ...

Remembering the Supermarine Spitfire, Iconic Fighter Plane of World War II ... throttled up his powerful Rolls Royce PV-12 engine—known as the Merlin—and zoomed back on the tail of the Bf 110.

Minutes later, Gabreski spotted another Bf 110. He throttled up his massive 2,000-horsepower engine and zoomed in on the unsuspecting fighter. Gabreski fired and hit the plane at the wing root.

During World War II, the Luftwaffe's BF 110 aircraft and ME-110 fighter planes included the iconic shark, with the Royal Air ...

Wing Commander Bob Doe, who died on February 21 aged 89, was the joint-third most successful fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain, credited with 14 victories and two shared.

Now carrying Luftwaffe markings, the Bf 109 was due to mark the anniversary by flying in formation with two of the type's former adversaries: the Hawker Hurricane and the Supermarine Spitfire.

The FT revealed that Saudi Arabia is pushing the UK, Japan and Italy to allow it to become a full partner in the landmark next-generation fighter jet project that the three countries signed in ...