German technological developments were ... II Germany used a diverse (and sometimes dominating) array of aircraft and early rocket technology, some of which was pioneering, though many were ...

The Americans liked to paint women on their planes, and many aircraft like bombers featured ... two of the best German fighter planes of WW2. The spirals worked well to promote safety.

The Japanese “Zero” fighter, for example, had a 12-to-1 kill ratio over enemy aircraft. Similarly, the German Focke-Wulf Fw-190 devastated the less capable Allied fighters in aerial combat.