PC gamers might remember the Jane's series of flight simulator games.  Started in 1996 and published by Electronic Arts with Jane's Advanced Tactical Fighters, the realistic flight simulators had each game focusing on an interesting aircraft or type of aircraft.  My personal favorite was Jane's Longbow 2 which focused on the aircraft of the same name.  The name of the series may seem odd to some, but it comes from the Jane's Information Group, a group founded in the 19th century focused on sketching realistic models of ships. 

World War 2, remember that?  There used to be a few games based on the historical war.  Just when you thought the industry was done with it Konami decides to buck the trend.  Today they've announced Birds of Steel - a WW2 flight simulator for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.   The game is being developed by Gaijin Entertainment - who put out the recent co-op game Apache: Air Assault.