The German-made fighter delivered unmatched speed for its time. However, the Me 262 was not the first jet fighter prototype to take flight. That honor would go to the Heinkel He 178, which would ...

Discover how the Luftwaffe’s limited fighter designs and lack of innovation contributed to their inability to secure air ...

While fighter jets didn't clash directly in WWII, they were coming into service by the end of the conflict, and the jet ...

Since entering service in 1974, the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle has been credited with 104 air-to-air victories without a ...

The issue came down to heat, and the Me 262 components couldn't stand up to the rigors of operation for very long. One of the advantages the Allied jet fighter had over its German rival was in ...

A fighter jet with a B61-12 nuclear bomb trainer, a latest variant in the B61 family, was spotted over California.

The German fielding of the Messerschmitt ME-262 at the Second World War’s close signaled the dawn of the jet-powered fighter. As the Korean War started, Air Force jets like the F-80 were ...

Progress on the fighter was slow due ... to have shot down 542 Allied aircraft while losing only 100 jets. One German pilot later said that fighting in an Me 262 "was like being a god in a way." ...

The paratroopers of "Easy" Company are possibly the most famous of WWII. Their brotherhood, forged in training and on the battlefield, has since been immortalized by HBO's "Band Of Brothers." ...

Germany invades Poland, leading Great Britain and France to declare war against Germany. May 15, 1940 In the first large scale “bombing war,” Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) bombs the Ruhr ...

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