something was often painted to personalize WW2 planes. In Germany, things regarding nose art were different from in the U.S., and more restrained. The most common characteristic of German fighters ...

Many pilots began to personify their planes ... art: the shark grin. The Tigers were not the originators of the predatory fascia, which had sharp teeth and eyes fixed on some distant target ...

The colors for German Luftwaffe planes were established established ... The furious speeds at which so many of these legendary WW2 planes were screaming through the air -- all painted in ...

a propeller fighter plane that was introduced amid intense battle with the German air force, known as the Luftwaffe, and helped change the tide of the air war in Europe. Earlier US fighter planes ...

By the end of the battle the better organised RAF had defeated the Luftwaffe and downed 1,887 German planes. The RAF lost ... attacks on German ground forces. WW2: What was the secret to winning ...