It is little remembered, by Latvia made an attempt to build their own fighter in the late 1930s, building on a rapid development program.

When the RAF wanted new heavy bombers for Vickers it was logical to expand on the bomber designs they had been building since 1935.

When the US Navy realised they didn’t have an effective interceptor in 1937, Grumman came up with an innovative – and odd-looking – solution.

Recognising that the Firebrand had issues, Blackburn tried to come up with an improved aircraft. Too little, too late, as it turned out.

The Blackburn Firebrand is an aircraft that has a very negative reputation. But is that entirely justified?

When it comes to making soldiers airborne, the HZ-1 Aerocycle was an ingenious, though rather worrying, solution.

The Bell P-400 sucked as far as its purchaser, the Royal Air Force, was concerned. But they had a surprising impact with the Soviet Air Force.

The discussion over the best military aircraft has to never get into service has to include the Grumman F11F-1F Super Tiger.

The Rogožarski IKZ (IK-3) was a very efficient design and a match for the fighters built by other countries at the start of World War Two.

Kurt Tank is justifiably famous for creating one of the most iconic aircraft in history. And this is where it started.