On September 8, 1944, the German Ministry of Aviation ordered a massive fleet of cheap, maneuverable, single-engine jet fighters that could be flown with minimal training. The goal was to send ...

The Failure of the World's First Jet Aircraft As a college student, in Germany in the early 1930s, physicist and engineer Hans von Ohain developed an interest in turbojet propulsion.

Determining the best aircraft of WWII was not an easy task due to the vast arsenal of fighter planes built in that period. Furthermore, rankings can differ based on the criteria.