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 ...

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 ...

While it likely didn’t have the oft-discussed reduced radar cross-section, the De Havilland Mosquito is credited as “the ...

The introduction of the jet-powered Messerschmitt Me 262 in 1944 did little to boost the German war effort and in September 1945 The Engineer reflected on what went wrong for the Luftwaffe, looking ...

This weekend’s Warbirds Over the Beach Airshow in Virginia Beach will feature the participation of a rare World War II fighter.

The aircraft was then moved to the Paul Garber ... and so significantly different from those of the German Me 262 fighter.

When a Messerschmitt Me 262 launched an attack on a British Havilland Mosquito over Munich during World War II, it made history as the first fighter jet to engage in combat. The technological ...

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." ...

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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 ...

The U.S. military on Monday released video of what it said was an unsafe maneuver by a Russian fighter jet near Alaska during ...