Many experts consider it the best World War II fighter plane. -Conceived in just five years, the Mustang’s prototype, the NA-73X, was designed, built, and flown within 180 days. Initially ...

World War II aircraft were painted in a wide assortment of colors, from shades of gray to olive drab, blue, and camouflage patterns. British planes were painted Dark Earth, Dark Green ...

Every country that participated in the World War II air war had more ... to paint women on their planes, and many aircraft like bombers featured unique nose art. Whether pilots and crews drew ...

The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ranges from propeller-driven trainers, fighters, flying boats, and bombers to the nation’s first generation of jet-powered ...

Belly tanks were supplemental gas tanks strapped to World War II fighter planes to help boost their notoriously poor range. However, after the war, racers found another use for them. America's ...

CHIKUZEN, Fukuoka Prefecture--A full-size replica of the rarest of Japan’s World War II fighter planes, the Shinden interceptor, has gone on display at the Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum here.

The fighter plane used by the USAAF 49th to counter ... article titled “During World War II, Australia Faced Its Own ‘Pearl Harbor,’” “the raid was a devastating blow and was the largest ...