Germany is known for its engineering expertise, and this resulted in some of the most impressive fighter planes in history.

World War II marked a significant push in military aircraft innovation, eschewing most of the biplanes from the previous war ...

The XF8B was envisioned to provide the U.S. Navy with a long-range carrier-borne fighter that could take the fight to the ...

Harry Stewart Jr. would survive World War II as one of only four Tuskegee Airmen with three air-to-air victories in a single ...

According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority over ...

Which WWII fighter aircraft had the most kills? Find out in this exciting countdown of the top 5 planes that ruled the skies during the greatest conflict in history. Witness the power, innovation ...

Designers and crew like to give their aircraft nicknames—very often, the nickname that sticks is from an attribute of the ...

When Joe Foss -- then the commissioner of the upstart AFL -- sent a letter to his NFL counterpart, Pete Rozelle, in December ...

Harry Stewart Jr. recorded three victories in one day and won the first-ever 'Top Gun' contest for military pilots.

Bert O'Leary, who just celebrated his 100th birthday, shares the terror and drudgery of life as airman aboard a Vickers ...

Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned ...

Stewart was one of the last surviving combat pilots of the famed 332nd Fighter Group also known as the Tuskegee Airmen. The ...