Click to open image viewer. The Dornier Do 335 was one of the fastest propeller-driven aircraft ever flown. The Germans claimed that a pilot flew a Do 335 at a speed of 763 km/h (474 mph) in level ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: During World War II, the German military developed some truly revolutionary aircraft including the Me-163 “Komet,” the only rocket fighter ever produced; the Me-262, ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: It was innovative in that it featured modern retractable tricycle landing gear, which needed to be reinforced to accommodate the increased weight of the two engines ...

The Dornier Do 335 Pfeil was Germany’s answer to Allied air superiority, a twin-engine “push-pull” marvel that hit 480 mph. But production delays and fuel shortages doomed it before it could prove ...