WW2

If there is one thing that stood out in World War II, it was the fighter jets and bomber planes that were constantly being developed to outdo the power of the enemies’ planes. The Japanese bombers were undoubtedly some of the best, in part because they had technologically advanced companies such as Mitsubishi and Nakajima […]

Aircraft played an essential role in the Second World War, as opponents tried to dominate the air to take down ships and enemy targets below by dropping torpedoes. However, some models were destroyed because of their own design flaws. Warfare tactics in World War II were vastly different from those used in previous battles. Countries […]

The ground forces of Nazi Germany drove into Poland at the beginning of WWII, and bombers of the Luftwaffe, the German air force, began airstrikes on an undefended village, Wieluń, in central Poland. Germany was convinced that their Luftwaffe was unbeatable and far superior to their targeted countries’ air forces with this success. The Luftwaffe’s […]

Towards the onset of World War 2, few would have predicted the magnitude of the battles to come. However, many would agree that the Italian Royal Air Force (or the Regia Aeronautica Italiana) and their bomber planes was poised to play a significant, if not pivotal, role in the war to come. From 1923, the […]

The Second World War is remembered through the airplanes that survive from it. There were land-based campaigns and naval battles, but the war was fought and won in the air. Aviation was advanced enough that it became the defining aspect of the generation – fleets of thousands of bombers and fighters zooming across the skies […]

During WW2, development of military machines, not in the least bombers, was expedited greatly. The United States benefited from a strong economy and a large workforce protected far away from the battlefield. The Americans had some mighty bombers to offer the Allied forces, and the American participation was a turning point in the course of […]

Known to very few, the Second World War was more than a few Super Powers at loggerheads. It was more of the most powerful countries showcasing their military advancements on a worldwide stage in the hopes of being crowned as the country with the best, most advanced ordnance. It was a time when a single, […]

In some of the most formidable Allied battles, British fighter air power proved dominant. Such celebrated conflicts like the infamous Battle of Britain being wholly outnumbered, 704 Hurricanes, Spitfires and other British fighter planes faced off against a force of 3,500 German Luftwaffe fighters and bombers, culminating in one of history’s most dramatic and infamous […]

From the start, Germany expected its air force to play a major role in its goals during World War II. In fact, the entire idea of blitzkrieg was largely predicated on the ability of the Luftwaffe to maintain control of the air. Additionally, German engineers created some of the most advanced designs of the war. […]

In 1939, Italy had almost as many fighters as Britain and France combined. However, nearly half of them were obsolescent bi-plane types, with fixed undercarriages such as the Fiat CR.32 and CR.42 Falcon, which has fought on the nationalist side during the Spanish civil war. Italian industry had been slow to respond to changing demands, […]