Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GettyImages 2643405 Fox Photos Getty Images The fighter aircraft was never more important than it was during the global calamity ...

Twenty years prior to 1969 most air forces had been flying piston-engined fighters essentially no different from those of World War II. In the following twenty years, top speeds almost quadrupled and ...

The fighter aircraft was never more important than it was during the global calamity that began in 1939. However, at this time of need, the fighter types available were pretty limited to say the least ...