The Germans primarily painted spirals on the nosecones of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, two of the best German fighter planes of WW2. The spirals worked well to promote safety.

This collection consists of eleven black and white 4 x 5 inch black and white copy negatives (with an 8 x 10 inch black and white copy print of each) of images gathered by Michael Neufeld for his ...

World War II aircraft were painted in a wide assortment of colors, from shades of gray to olive drab, blue, and camouflage patterns. British planes were painted Dark Earth, Dark Green, and Night ...

Today, we're diving into a fiery showdown between two of World War II's most fearsome rocket artillery systems: the German Nebelwerfer and the Soviet Katyusha! These devastating weapons could turn ...

Moreover, it was the only German fighter to use a radial engine. It was a BMW 139 fourteen-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine that performed well but struggled with high temperatures.