Looking like a holdover from the First World War, this flimsy, antiquated, and slow biplane was all Great Britain had to throw against the mighty German Battleship in one of the greatest sea chases of ...

Unlike its namesake, our flying fish was slow and plodding, and it looked downright ungainly, hence its unofficial nickname of “Stringbag,” taken after a style of women’s purse that was popular in ...

In the perilous skies of World War 2, one British aircraft emerged as a true jack-of-all-trades, defying the conventional wisdom that specialized planes were the key to victory. Thanks to its unique ...

Manufactured by Fairey Aviation (eventually acquired by Westland Aircraft in 1960)—the same company that produced another famous WWII “flying fish” (so to speak), the Swordfish biplane torpedo ...

Like many other countries involved in the fighting, the Brits rolled out a great deal of airplanes during the years of the Second World War. We all know of the Spitfires and Hurricanes that kept the ...