In 1943, a Royal Australian Air Force ... eight decades have passed since World War II, it’s not the first time in recent memory that the wrecks of downed planes from that era have been recovered.

It is hard to comprehend just how quick a World War II fighter plane is until ... particularly down Australia's eastern seaboard, where aircraft are being restored and flown by people with a ...

The Germans primarily painted spirals on the nosecones of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, two of the best German fighter planes of WW2. The spirals worked well to promote safety.