The Typhoon was a British World War II fighter aircraft fielded by the Royal Air Force from 1941 in the European Theater of Operations. The Hawker Typhoon was the heaviest and most powerful single-engine fighter that had been produced until then. After the initial prototypes flaws (problems with the tail) had been mended, the Typhoon [...]
Junkers Ju 88
The Junkers Ju 88 was a German World War II heavy fighter aircraft. Aside from its role for which it had been designed, fighter and ground attack aircraft, the Ju 88 could adapt to fulfill different roles such as night fighter, ground-attack, dive bomber, and reconnaissance aircraft. This low-wing, general-purpose heavy fighter partially replaced the Dornier Do [...]
Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse
The Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse was a German two-engine fighter aircraft which was fielded by Luftwaffe during Second World War. The Me 410 was designed to replace the Me 210, whose performance had not been satisfactory for the German military. It was a ground-attack heavy fighter which was also used in night air operations to [...]
Messerschmitt Me 210
The Messerschmitt Me 210 was a German World War II two-engine fighter aircraft which was fielded by the Luftwaffe also as a ground-attack striker plane. It was designed to replace the Messerschmitt Bf 110, but poor flight performance forced the Luftwaffe to keep using the Bf 110. Although the first prototype of the Me 210 [...]
Heinkel He 112
The Heinkel He 112 was a German fighter aircraft used in the Spanish Civil War and fielded by the Luftwaffe during the Second World War. As it had lost the Luftwaffe’s 1933 fighter contract bid to the Messerschmitt Bf 109, a very small number of He 112 was produced. Only 100 units. It was also [...]
Focke-Wulf Fw 200
The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor was a German four-engine aircraft. Although it was introduced as a commercial airliner, the Fw 200 was also fielded by the Luftwaffe as a heavy bomber and long range reconnaissance aircraft. As a Lufthansa airliner, carrying 26 passengers, it was the first airplane to fly nonstop between Berlin and New [...]