Air combat has radically changed since the dogfights of World War II ... the sole determining factor in modern air combat, it remains crucial for a fighter jet's responsiveness.

Modern aircraft flew side-by-side with World War II, Korea and Vietnam-era planes at the Heritage Flight Training Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. The course provides the opportunity ...

Over 30 aircraft were destroyed during the war, 17 in combat ... and an operational ceiling of 62,000 feet, it was a modern fighter that would have a long career. The MiG-21 proved a worthy ...

Although the U.S. became actively involved in the war in 1961, it wasn't until 1964 that it launched its Air Force against North Vietnam. A number of iconic aircraft participated in the war ...

This included not only the B-17 and the B-24, but also the, at that time still modern, B-29 ... older generation of piston engine bombers. The first jet bomber to go into production after the war was ...