Blood Red Skies

Jagdgeschwader 52 employed the Messerschmitt BF109G on the Eastern front. It was the most successful fighter wing of all time. Messerschmitt BF 109G Vital Statistics Crew: 1 Length: 8.95 m Wingspan: 9.925 m Max Speed: 640 km/h Combat Range: 850 km Armament: 2...

Jagdgeschwader 7 (Nowotny) operated the Messerschmitt Me 262. This heavily armed aircraft was the world's first operational jet-powered fighter. Messerschmitt Me 262 Vital Statistics Crew: 1 Length: 10.6 m Wingspan: 12.6 m Max Speed: 900 km/h Combat Range: 1,050 km Armament: 4 × 30...

The P-40 Warhawk was employed over most theatres by most Allied Nations in WW2. The "Flying Tigers" enjoyed considerable success with the aircraft... Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Vital Statistics Crew: 1 Length: 9.665m Wingspan: 11.367m Max Speed: 538kph Combat Range: 1152km...

The 61st Fighter Squadron employed the P-47 Thunderbolt in the European theatre. The squadron produced a significant number of aces. Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Vital Statistics Crew: 1 Length: 11m Wingspan: 12.42m Max Speed: 697kph Combat Range: 1290km Armament: 8 ×...

The Messerschmitt Me 262 was the first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft in the world. Though design work began well before the commencement of World War II, problems with development - from the engines to interference from the highest command levels...

Walter Nowotny (7 December 1920 – 8 November 1944) was an Austrian-born fighter ace of the Luftwaffe. Credited with 258 aerial victories over 442 combat missions. He achieved 255 of these victories over the Eastern Front whilst flying predominantly the...

The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground-attack aircraft that first flew in 1938. Used by most Allied powers during World War II, it would see service throughout the war. It was the third most-produced...

"Tex" Hill was born in Gwangju, Korea whilst under Japanese rule but was raised in Texas. Graduating from Austin College in 1938, he entered service as a United States Naval Aviator, earning his wings as a TBD Devastator torpedo bomber...

The P-47 Thunderbolt was a versatile US fighter aircraft produced between 1941 and 1945 operating in both the Mediterranean and Pacific theatres. In addition to eight wing-mounted .50-caliber machine guns, it was capable of carrying five-inch rockets or a bomb...

"Gabby" Gabreski was the top USAAF fighter ace over Europe during World War II and would go on to become an Ace of the Korean War (one of only 7 US pilots to become an Ace in two different wars)...