German engineers and scientists created some exceptional and novel military designs during WWII. Granted ... with radar -- making it a successful night fighter. It was supposed to receive a ...

The present-day German Air Force aka the Luftwaffe ... not “Me”) qualifies by virtue of being WWII’s most successful night fighter. Indeed, the highest-scoring night fighter ace in history ...

British planes were painted Dark Earth, Dark Green, and Night ... aircraft that dominated World War II) bearing these yellow markings, they initially thought the color might identify them as ...

Shortly after reporting for duty at 9:00 a.m. at the airfield at Ursel, Belgium, Crowest and his colleagues detected an incoming group of German ... Fighter Squadron, 9th Air Force during World ...

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 ...

Remains of the Junkers Ju 88 aircraft found in Sicily. Credit: Elio Nicosia / Soprintendenza del Mare In a recent discovery that adds yet another piece to the complex mosaic of World War II in the ...

Summary: During World War II ... fighter defense. The war’s progression saw the RAF and USAAF deploying heavy bombers like the Avro Lancaster and the Boeing B-17, challenging German defenses ...