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The Bf 110 (ofttimes erroneously called the “Me 110”) made its maiden flight on May 12, 1936, and officially entered into operational service with...
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The Bf 110 (ofttimes erroneously called the “Me 110”) made its maiden flight on May 12, 1936, and officially entered into operational service with...
The Ju 88 made its maiden flight on December 21, 1936, and officially entered into operational service with the Vaterland (“Fatherland”) in 1939.
The Ju-87 was not without its flaws, however, and the flaws came back to haunt Stuka pilots and gunners in the Battle of Britain.
The regime of Nazi Germany was despicable and reprehensible, without a doubt. But it was also incredibly innovative in terms of military technology, giving...
If you were to ask the average armchair military historian 1) “What was the first cruise missile to be combat-tested” and 2) “What was...
Since I’ve written about both American and Japanese WWII dive bombers – the Douglas SBD Dauntless and Aichi D3A “Val” respectively” – on behalf...
As I noted in recent articles on the Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe jet fighter and the Me 163 Komet rocket-powered interceptor, the Germans have...
A former U.S. Air Force officer explains why the Me 262 is so important to aviation history: The Germans have long been innovators in the...
Out of 214 Ar 234s built, there remains one sole survivor today. It is on display at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in...
The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet (“Comet”) bears the distinction of being the world’s first operational rocket-powered fighter plane. The Me 163 wasn’t, however, the...