The fastest aircraft of its time was almost entirely made of wood. It was known as the Wooden Wonder, the Timber Terror, or ...

Built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (which eventually became one of the founding components of BAE Systems), the Blenheim made its maiden flight on April 12, 1935, under the designation of Type 142 ...

A new parliamentary report questions whether Britain’s Royal Air Force has enough aircraft and questions whether cuts in the planned fleet of F-35 stealth fighters leaves enough aircraft to take on a ...

USS Hornet sank in 1942 in key World War II battle Deep in the South Pacific Ocean, researchers have located the final resting place of the USS Hornet, the World War II aircraft carrier sunk in a 1942 ...

The UK's last flying Lancaster bomber is to undergo months of maintenance meaning it will not feature in air displays next year. The Avro Lancaster PA474 is based at the Battle of Britain Memorial ...

The Bolt of Lightning sculpture depicts a US Lockheed P-38F Lightning fighter aircraft, which was used during the Second World War. Installed next to the junction of the M62 in Burtonwood, Warrington, ...

The Halifax aircrew had the misfortune that Lt. Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, Germany’s most successful night-fighter of WWII mounted two attacks from the rear, setting the port wing on fire and sending ...

A new monument honouring a US pilot who died in a crash during World War Two has been unveiled near Howwood in Renfrewshire.