As a light fighter-bomber armed with 250- or 500-lb bombs, the Whirlwind was effective, proving itself in sweeps of the ...

On January 7, 1942, the Supermarine Seafire flew for the first time, bringing the legendary Spitfire to aircraft carriers as ...

The dramatic events of June 23rd, 1942 come to life as we follow Obber Lon Arnam Faber’s deadly aerial combat, his astonishing skill in taking down an RAF Spitfire, and the controversial decision that ...

Various land-based fighters were converted to become seaplanes during the Second World War. A few were very impressive, like ...

The life of a former Spitfire pilot who disappeared during a night-time flight 50 years ago has been recalled in a new collection of music. Peter Gibbs shot down German V1 flying bombs when he served ...

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The Spitfire was attempting to take off from Enstone Airfield near Chipping Norton A replica Spitfire pivoted to the left during takeoff, before flipping over and crashing, killing the pilot, an air ...

Spitfire just released something special for its hometown: a full "Engine 29" capsule created in collaboration with San Francisco Fire Department’s local neighborhood station and the San Francisco ...

Kanata Theatre’s production, directed by Clare Flockton, shines with its attention to detail and atmosphere. Kanata always impresses with its stage design and the design for The Spitfire Grill (Dean ...

I love how games inspire one another. Game creators, developers, writers, and everyone involved in the production of our virtual pastime love games. Whether it's Bomb Rush Cyberfunk apeing Jet Set ...

In “The Wounded Generation” and “1942,” the historians David Nasaw and Peter Fritzsche show how civilians struggled with the long tail of the war. By Elizabeth D. Samet Elizabeth D. Samet is the ...

The V-2, designated Vergeltungswaffe Zwei, achieved its first successful test launch on October 3, 1942, from Peenemunde, Germany, reaching an altitude of 97 kilometers and traveling 190 kilometers in ...