The Germans primarily painted spirals on the nosecones of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, two of the best German fighter planes of WW2. The spirals worked well to promote safety.

World War II aircraft were painted in a wide assortment ... while Neutral Gray mixed black and white.) The colors for German Luftwaffe planes were established established by the Ministry ...

The German Luftwaffe entered World War II in September 1939 employing as its main day fighter the Messerschmitt Bf109 one of the classic fighter aircraft designs of all time When war broke out it ...

Invaluable for reconnaissance, cargo transport ... Il-2 bombers during WWII, making it the most-produced aircraft of the war. Instrumental in hobbling the German invasion of the Soviet Union ...

Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson Jr, a military pilot whose aerial derring-do spanned from World War II, when he personally shot down 16 German planes in dogfights over occupied Europe, to ...