Williams Leefe Robinson, a young lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps, took to the air in his single engine biplane to defend ... At the start of World War One Britain was protected by the largest ...

There were much earlier examples going back to World War I, where some German biplane bombers included a shark design, among others. Prior to the U.S. entering World War II, a small detachment of ...

He estimated he flew 180 missions but had not been in a plane like this World War II biplane — or any military plane — in years. "I think I was the first one to raise my hand when they asked ...