Since the age of jet-powered aviation took over after World War II ... mph with a flight ceiling of 35,000 feet. While it was a capable fighter — it had been the first plane to exceed 300 ...

World War II ... better aircraft. The fighter boasted a Pratt & Whitney R-1830 engine capable of delivering 850 hp. This ...

The B-24 was the first of four rare World War II planes to land at the airport ... a B-25 Mitchell bomber and a P-51 Mustang fighter. The traveling exhibit, “Wings of Freedom Tour ...

The Douglas A-1 Skyraider was designed for the US Navy in the final years of World War II ... heavy anti-aircraft fire. Navy Skyraider pilots even managed to down MiG-17 fighter jets on two ...

An extremely rare World War II Spitfire fighter plane flown by a pilot who later took part in the "Great Escape" has been recovered from a remote Norwegian mountainside. Specially equipped for ...

The lightweight aircraft ... a service ceiling of 32,810 feet. Entering service in 1940, the Focke-Wulf Fw190 was one of Germany's widely produced planes and was the country's only fighter plane ...