World War II marked a significant push in military aircraft innovation, eschewing most of the biplanes from the previous war for new modern dogfighters.
More than 300 fighter planes from the Red ... which took place from February 4 to 11, 1945, in Crimea, where the post-war world order was shaped and discussions regarding the creation of the ...
While the B-17 helped win World War II and could defend itself with its 13 machine gun placements, they weren't nearly as agile as smaller fighter planes and were vulnerable without escort planes.
Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned honors for his combat heroism, has died. He was 100.