XIII fighter is 2nd Lieutenant Frank Luke. He’s about to take down his first German observation balloon. The Germans have ...

An "incredibly rare" collection of items belonging to a World War One pilot have been found inside a barn. The discovery of Lt Stuart Leslie's memorabilia in Leicestershire has "flabbergasted" a ...

Captain Percy 'Pip' Clayson, of 1 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, terrorised German aircraft during dogfights in the summer of 1918. He shot down ten of the enemy in just one month and was regarded ...

A pilot flying a World War 1 replica plane died at an air show 80 miles from Manhattan when his Fokker D.VIII caught fire over Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in upstate New York. The Red Hook Police ...

Several high-profile billionaires and backers of President-elect Donald Trump are waging a public battle against crewed aircraft and tanks, arguing that drones can do the job better, and more ...

World War One saw only one really big sea battle ... Using aircraft in war was a new idea. Pilots first belonged to the Army's Royal Flying Corps or the Royal Naval Air Service.

Dan Snow:Fixed wing planes had been used in a military role before 1914, but WW1 was really when the fighter pilot came into being. And the war was still being fought when, in April 1918 ...