Germany is known for its engineering expertise, and this resulted in some of the most impressive fighter planes in history.

Harry Stewart Jr. was one of the legendary flying corps’ most decorated pilots during the WWII, having claimed three Nazi aircraft in a single day.

At the other end of the scale, the Horten Ho X was a German concept aircraft that was never completed, but had a projected top speed of 684 mph. This list only considers WWII fighter planes that ...