As dawn broke on April 26, 1937, the hum of Junkers Ju 52s pierced the stillness over Gerrikaraiz. Emerging from the pioneering mind of Hugo Junkers, these aircraft, with their corrugated metal skins ...

The fastest aircraft of its time was almost entirely made of wood. It was known as the Wooden Wonder, the Timber Terror, or the Loping Lumberyard, and they all referred to the same legendary aircraft: ...

In the short time between the first flight of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk in 1903 and the Battle of Britain that started in July of 1940, the airplane had evolved from a rickety DIY creation to ...