American pilots serving in the Royal Air Force flew missions in support of the abortive 1942 raid on the French coastal town.   More »

Germans flew ‘Gothas,’ their first strategic bombers, over England in World War I.   More »

During World War II, Allied fighter strategy in Europe did not come up with a winning formula for a long time in the battle for air supremacy.   More »

Winston Churchill’s Britain not only had to fend off the powerful Luftwaffe but also defeat isolationism in America.   More »

By Sam McGowan
 Undoubtedly, the World War II aircraft type that attracts the most attention is the fighter plane. Yet, before the war, the U.S. Army Air Corps paid little attention to fighter development and tactics because its senior officers, with certain exceptions, would later lead the Army Air Forces with   More »

The Allies and their air warfare strategic bombing and fighter strategy did not come up with a winning formula in Europe for a long time.   More »

By Blaine Taylor
April 1, 1939, was a red-letter day in the history of the reborn German Kriegsmarine for two key reasons. First, Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler presented the fleet’s chief, Erich Raeder, with an ornate, icon-studded Navy blue baton of office as the first grand admiral since the days of   More »

The earliest known operational use of dummy paratroopers occurred during the successful assault on Fort Eben-Emael during the 1940 blitzkreig.   More »

The British Royal Air Force saved its island nation from invasion during the dark days of 1940 and the Battle of Britain.   More »

During Operation Frantic on the Eastern Front, American bombers used Soviet bases for shuttle runs against the Axis targets.   More »