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

The fighter aircraft was never more important than it was during the global calamity that began in 1939. However, at this time of need, the fighter types available were pretty limited to say the least ...

The skies of the 20th century were awash with the roars of fighter aircraft, and few, if any, nation produced as many impressive machines as the United States. From the 1940s onwards, the US created ...

By the time of the Second World War, a nation could not guarantee its survival without air power. Bombers pummelled cities, ...

Air power may have proved lethally effective during the First World War, but the technology was still in its infancy. By 1939, however, European air forces as well as North American and Asian powers ...