By 1945, this had increased by an astonishing 300mph. Knowing that ‘speed was life’, some designers packed ever larger piston engines into ever-elongating airframes, while others embraced exotic new ...

Built almost entirely from wood and powered by twin Merlin engines, the De Havilland Mosquito was one of WWII’s greatest ...

The top speed of the fastest operational fighter was less than 360 mph when the war started. By 1945, this had increased by an astonishing 300mph. Knowing that ‘speed was life’, some designers packed ...