The first day of 1945 did not go the way Royal Air Force air controller Sgt. Peter Crowest expected it to. Shortly after reporting for duty at 9:00 a.m. at the airfield at Ursel, Belgium, Crowest and ...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday took part in a wreath-laying ceremony in Coventry, a central English city that was heavily bombed by Germany's air force during World War II. The ...

The Collapse of the Luftwaffe Galland’s Struggle in World War II follows General Adolf Galland, one of Germany's top fighter ...

The Do 17 made its maiden flight on November 23, 1934, and was officially adopted into the operational service of “die Vaterland” in 1937. Classified as a twin-engine light bomber, it was initially ...

(Oli SCARFF/POOL/AFP) German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday took part in a wreath-laying ceremony in Coventry, a central English city that was heavily bombed by Germany's air force during ...

Whoever conjured up the proverb “The pen is mightier than the sword” didn’t bother commenting on how the pencil fit into that ...

With a kill ratio of 19 to 1, the NA P51 Mustang was one of the most-effective warbirds in WWII, cleared Europe's sky, and paved the path for the V-Day in 1945. This is the story of one of the most ...

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