Hours after the Allied invasion in Normandy, on June 6, 1944, a Mustang Mk III (FZ190) of 19 Squadron of the Royal Air Force has landed at B-12, a British Advanced Landing Ground, for repairs. Hours after the Allied invasion in...
American ace David Lee “Tex” Hill returns to the American Volunteer Group headquarters in Kunming, China with his Curtiss H81-A2 “Tomahawk”. American ace David Lee “Tex” Hill...
At the controls of his Yakolev Yak-3 bearing the colours of the Normandie-Niémen fighter group, Roland de la Poype obtains his fifteenth aerial victory by downing a Focke-Wulf W 190 on 23 October 1944. It was the group's 182nd aerial victory on the Eastern Front. At the controls of his Yakolev Yak-3...
A Morane-Saulnier MS.315 in flight, bearing the Escadrille Régionale de Chasse 571's emblem. It is escorted by a Dewoitine D.510 fighter. The unit's emblem was a black pennant with an Algerian pirate's head. A Morane-Saulnier MS.315 in flight,...
The Farman 223-4 was the first Allied aircraft to bomb Berlin in World War II. It was initially designed as a transatlantic postal aircraft for Air France, but three aircraft were acquired by the French navy. One of these, nicknamed the “Jules Verne”, was modified in April 1940 as a makeshift strategic bomber under the direction of Capitaine de Corvette... The Farman 223-4 was the first Allied...
In the afternoon of June 5, 1940, Werner Mölders, Germany's ace of aces with 25 aerial victories and Gruppenkommandeur of III./JG 53, led his unit on patrol over France. Spotting a group of French fighters near Compiègne, he gave the signal for the attack, expecting an easy victory. In the afternoon of June 5, 1940,...
Afterburners blazing, three Dassault Super Mystère B.2 fighters of the 10e Escadre de Chasse dive earthwards in close formation. Afterburners blazing, three Dassault...
With its flaps, landing gear and tailhook lowered, a F4U-7 “Corsair” of Flottille 14.F begins the last part of its approach on its aircraft carrier. On the fighter's fin can be seen the “One-Eyed Corsair” symbol of the unit. With its flaps, landing gear and...