How did the two iconic fighters of the Second World War—the British Supermarine Spitfire and the German Messerschmitt Bf 109—compare? Was either plane demonstrably better? We examine the two based on ...
Even to this day, three quarters of a century after the end of the Second World War, the name Messerschmitt sends shivers down the spines of many. Aircraft wearing this name flew across the world’s ...
Click to open image viewer. Willy Messerschmitt's famous Bf 109 series of single-seat fighter airplanes was produced in larger quantities than any other combat airplane in history except the Soviet ...
In the three years preceding the start of the Second World War, another major conflict was raging in Spain. Taking advantage of the fighting between the country's Republicans and Nationalists, Nazi ...
It’s not always the best aircraft that wins in an air-to-air engagement. Most of the times it is the training the pilot has received and his/her skills, experience to make the difference: that’s why a ...
SALE INCLUDES STORIED GERMAN MESSERSCHMITT 109, E1 -WHICH DOCUMENTS DOWNED BRITISH RAF SPITFIRE AS "FIRST KILL" -AUGUST 10TH 1940 AND ANOTHER OVER ENGLAND, SEPTEMBER 10TH 1940. GERMAN ACE PILOT ...
It was a bright summer afternoon, as we made our way home from the Knoll school. As our small group noisily crossed the Old Shoreham Road, heading for Olive Road, which is a fairly steep hill leading ...
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