American industry produced nearly two-thirds of all Allied military equipment used during the Second World War, including 297,000 aircraft. These aircraft played a significant role in helping to ...

With its two in-line engines, the Do. 335 became the fastest piston-engined aircraft of the German Luftwaffe during WWII, although its operational use was limited due to delays in engine deliveries.

Built almost entirely from wood and powered by twin Merlin engines, the De Havilland Mosquito was one of WWII’s greatest ...

The Second World War saw quite a bit of innovation when it came to aviation. The war started with propeller-driven aircraft that would be at home in the First World War. By the time of the war’s ...

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress had the distinction of being the aircraft that dropped the atomic bombs that help end the war, but it was also the heaviest bomber built during World War II.