All the Aircraft of the WW2 Luftwaffe
The Luftwaffe, the aerial warfare branch of the German Wehrmacht during World War II, employed a wide range of aircraft. Here’s the list.
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The Luftwaffe, the aerial warfare branch of the German Wehrmacht during World War II, employed a wide range of aircraft. Here’s the list.
A guide to all the Spitfire flight experiences in the UK, including prices and best places where you can fly this iconic aircraft.
The Daylight Bombing Campaign over Germany was a pivotal aspect of the Allied air campaign during World War II. Here’s why.
The Red Baron, or Manfred von Richthofen, was a legendary German fighter pilot and fighter ace during World War I.
Explore the history of the RAF or Royal Air Force, the aerial and space warfare branch of the United Kingdom’s armed forces.
Aircraft manufacturers are the backbone of the aviation industry, responsible for designing, producing, and testing a wide range of aircraft, from small private planes to large commercial airliners and military jets. Major manufacturers like Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, and Embraer have shaped the evolution of flight, driving technological advancements in aerodynamics, materials, and propulsion systems. Explore more below.
Early aircraft were the first flying machines to achieve sustained and controlled flight. They were designed and built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and marked the beginning of human aviation. The first successful flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft was achieved by the Wright brothers in 1903, but there were many earlier attempts to achieve flight.
The Short S.27 was a series of British training and experimental aircraft designed by Short Brothers and used Royal Flying Corps.
The Wright III was an experimental airplane designed by Orville and Wilbur Wright in 1905. It achieved better performance than Flyers I & II.
The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.3 was a British single-engine biplane developed by the British Royal Aircraft Factory before WW1.
Leonardo Da Vinci’s Ornithopter was a machine that could allow humans to fly. The design was described in his Codex on the Flight of Birds.
The Vimanika Flying Machines were a range of flying “vimanas” supposedly used in ancient times. The text is subject of debate among scholars.
The Great War, or WW1, was the first major conflict that involved the use of aircraft. Although airplanes made an appearance at the outset of the conflict, zeppelins and balloons were widely adopted for reconnaissance and artillery spotting, as well as a few bombing raids over the Eastern front and Great Britain. During the First World War, engineers developed many specialized types of aircraft, such as bombers, fighters, and trench strafers.
The Astra-Torres Airship was a French non-rigid airship built by Société Astra between 1908 and 1922 and designed by Leonardo Torres Quevedo.
The Nieuport 24 was a French sesquiplane fighter aircraft designed by the Nieuport company and used during World War I.
The Sopwith Camel is a British WW1 single-seat biplane fighter that was used in the Western Front in 1917.
The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 was a British two-seat bomber and reconnaissance biplane designed by the Royal Aircraft Factory.
The Sopwith Triplane (“Tripe” or “Tripehound”) was a British single-seat fighter aircraft that played a pioneering role in World War I.
The Albatros C.I was a two-seat general-purpose biplane built by Albatros Flugzeugwerke during World War I.
The Airco DH.9 is a British single-engine biplane developed and used during World War I. It was ordered in large numbers by the RFC.
The Farman MF.11 Shorthorn is a French reconnaissance and light bomber used during the early part of World War I.
The Airco DH.2 is a single-seat biplane fighter aircraft introduced in 1915. It was the first British fighter to have a forward-firing machine gun.
The Airco DH.6 is a two-seat biplane introduced in 1916 and used during World War I for training pilots and observers.
During World War II, or WW2, aviation became a key component of modern warfare. Both power and speed increased significantly, with fleets improving drastically during the development of the conflict. There were three main types of aircraft used during WW2: Fighters (to shoot down enemy aircraft), bombers (to drop them on targets), and transport planes (to move troops and supplies).
The Focke-Wulf Ta 152 was a World War II German high-altitude fighter-interceptor that entered service with the Luftwaffe in January 1945.
The Vought XF5U was an experimental U.S. Navy fighter aircraft during World War II. Its unorthodox design was done by Charles H. Zimmerman.
The Fieseler Fi 156 “Storch” was a German reconnaissance & communications aircraft built by Fieseler before and during World War II.
The Grumman F3F was an American biplane fighter aircraft designed for the United States Navy during the mid-1930s.
The Consolidated Vultee XP-81 (or Convair XP-81) was a single-seat, long-range escort fighter aircraft with turbojet and turboprop engines.
The Messerschmitt Me 262 Sturmvogel is a fighter bomber aircraft and the world’s first jet-powered fighter aircraft.
The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe was a German fighter designed by Messerschmitt and used during the Second World War.
The Yakovlev UT-1 was a single-seater trainer aircraft used by the Soviet Air Force during WW2, from 1937 until the late 1940s.
The Bristol Beaufighter is a British multi-role aircraft developed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company during the Second World War.
The Kawasaki Ki-10 (九五式戦闘機) was a Japanese biplane fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.