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 ...

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 ...