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 ...

However, it’s much rarer to watch one of these fighter planes not only take to the sky, but demonstrate its intense firepower ...

Britain’s survival in World War 2 depended on air power. At the cutting edge were high-performance fighter planes, dishing out destruction to Axis intruders and supporting Allied operations worldwide.

Image Credit: VanderWolf Images / Shutterstock. World War II aircraft were built for urgent problems, not museum floors. They had to move troops, hunt submarines, train pilots, carry bombs, cross ...

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 ...