The World War II era saw the ... it went on to prove its value in aerial combat above Stalingrad by eliminating the Junkers Ju 52 transport planes attempting to resupply the besieged German ...

When it comes to military aircraft, size matters. Large planes bring immense strategic advantages, carrying more cargo, more ...

The Yakovlev Yak-9 was the most-produced Soviet fighter aircraft in WWII, with an estimated 16,769 units built. Powered by a 1,650 horsepower engine, the Yak-9 had a top speed of 374 mph and was ...

Three C-47 transport planes, a workhorse of World War II, dropped three long strings of jumpers, their round chutes mushrooming open in the blue skies with puffy white clouds.

The World War II mystery of what happened to a Finnish ... recognizable design of the German-made Junkers Ju 52, one of the most popular European passenger and wartime transport planes in the ...