Hamburg was, literally, a dry run for what came later; the aim was to maximise the number of barbecued civilians by, among ...

In the final years of World War II, Germany sought a jet-powered bomber that could outrun Allied fighters and carry heavy ...

The very versatile J2F Duck was used first and foremost as an air-sea rescue aircraft. In the world of Mother Nature, the ...

As one proverb goes, “You can’t judge a book by its cover.” If one were to metaphorically apply that truism to combat ...

The walls and roof of the German U-boat pens at Saint-Nazaire France proved too strong for allied bombers during World War II.

Over France in June 1944, a P-47 Thunderbolt breaks through enemy lines, claiming three air-to-air kills. But flak tears into the fuselage as the pilot begins his escape run. Smoking, leaking, and ...

Near the end of World War II, the Luftwaffe designed a bomber that could carry out transatlantic missions, putting New York ...

Exactly 80 years ago, on March 25, 1945, the Hungarian Gold Medal for Bravery for Officers was awarded to vitéz Dezső ...