The ground still hides evidence of a busy military base long after the planes disappeared. At an abandoned German airfield, ...

When the Luftwaffe requested a light reconnaissance aircraft, few expected the result to become one of the most unusual and effective planes of World War 2. Designed by Gerhard Fieseler, the Fieseler ...

World War II aircraft were painted in a wide assortment of colors, from shades of gray to olive drab, blue, and camouflage patterns. British planes were painted Dark Earth, Dark Green, and Night — a ...

The publication reported that the information is among the military projects mentioned in “confidential documents” submitted to the Bundestag’s Budget Committee. Should the new acquisition be approved ...

In the opening hours of World War II, in the early morning skies over Poland, both the Axis and the Allied side had aerial victories and aerial “firsts”, some involving unlikely and obscure aircraft ...

Translation of Markierungen und Tarnanstriche der Luftwaffe im 2. Weltkrieg https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source=~!silibraries&uri ...

Deception camouflage was the first form of camouflage used on a military aircraft. The Dunne D.1 glider of 1907 was a ...

Every country that participated in the World War II air war had more than a few types of airplanes, but their design schemes could be distinguished throughout the conflict. The Americans liked to ...

"Selected from the extensive files of Wings and Airpower magazines." https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source=~!silibraries&uri=full ...