German term for an air force. It was also the official name for the Nazi air force founded in 1935. Led by Hermann Goering, it became the largest and most powerful in Europe by the start of World War ...

During World War II, the Mustang destroyed 4,950 Luftwaffe aircraft in the air—the most of any U.S. fighter in the European Theater. The North American P-51 Mustang may well be the most iconic U ...

After the original designer RJ Mitchell died in 1937, his successor Joe Smith developed the fighter to make it faster and more powerful. In 1940 Hitler sent 2,600 Luftwaffe fighters and bombers to ...

Piloting a Hawker Hurricane in Fighter Command's famous "11 Group ... In the end, the RAF inflicted so much damage to the Luftwaffe that Hitler shelved his invasion plan buying the Allies ...

Enlist in the 357th Fighter Group and fly with real American aces such as Leonard "Kit" Carson and Bud Anderson in a classic fight for the sky against the deadly German Luftwaffe. Become a member ...

The Luftwaffe heavily outnumbered the RAF. During the Battle of Britain, they had 2,550 fighter planes available, while the RAF only had 749. British pilots were also less experienced that the ...