The Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 was France’s most common fighter at the outbreak of WWII. It wasn’t a terrible aircraft — but it ...

It is the most numerous military aircraft ever produced and the second largest number of all types, including civil, ...

In the short time between the first flight of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk in 1903 and the Battle of Britain that started in July of 1940, the airplane had evolved from a rickety DIY creation to ...

During World War II, the war effort emphasized cooperation and teamwork among manufacturers, with companies focusing on specific aircraft types for efficient production and specialization. Boeing, ...

"Unabridged republication of the work originally compiled and published by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, CA, in 1940, under the title Aircraft Design Sketch Book"--Title page verso.

The top speed of the fastest operational fighter was less than 360 mph when the war started. By 1945, this had increased by an astonishing 300mph. Knowing that ‘speed was life’, some designers packed ...

SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - A piece of World War Two history that became an iconic Oregon landmark is preparing to take flight once again. The “Lacey Lady,” more than 80 years after the war ended, is being ...