With the pilot both trying to fly the plane and fire a weapon ... hitting a propeller blade. Many synchronizer designs were developed during the war, some which introduced improvements.

We live in an age of military jet engines and have since the tail end of World War II ... to all kinds of aircraft operated by the U.S. military, especially those with propellers.

According to a statement from the National Trust for Scotland, multiple aircraft crashed on the island during the war. Still, ...

The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ranges from propeller-driven trainers, fighters, flying boats, and bombers to the nation’s first generation of jet-powered ...