Those futuristic spacecraft in "Star Wars" didn't come out of nowhere. X-wings are basically space Spitfires, and Y-wings rework this World War II fighter.

Udvar-Hazy visitors can watch conservators give the film prop a careful exam before it goes on view in 2022 David Kindy - Correspondent “Despite taking place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, ...

Lego have released several X-Wings, but this is the biggest set yet. The Lego Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter looks fantastic, and being part of the Ultimate Collector Series (UCS), it includes a ...

A black-and-white photo of a P-47 Thunderbolt airplane being pushed on the runway by a maintenance crew - Bettmann/Getty Images The real-world analog for the "Star Wars" Y-wing starfighter is less ...