Eighty-six years ago today, on June 1, 1939, the Focke-Wulf Fw 190-nicknamed the “Shrike”-took to the skies for the first time. Designed by legendary German aeronautical engineer Kurt Tank, the single ...
The battle of Britain: 1940, Spitfire vs Bf 109E -- Battle for the bombers: Europe 1943-45, P-47 Thunderbolt vs Bf 109G/K -- Tooth and claw: duels over China, 1944, P-40 Warhawk vs Ki-43 "Oscar" -- ...