Unique aerial photographs of the some of the key events of the Second World War are to be made available for the first time over the internet. The entire archive of more than five million aerial ...

Several manufacturers built Stearman PT-17 trainers for the war effort, and a surprisingly high number are still flying ...

The German Luftwaffe entered World War II in September 1939 employing as its main day fighter the Messerschmitt Bf109 one of the classic fighter aircraft designs of all time When war broke out it ...

That said, “Once more unto the breach, dear comrades,” as I open on what Yours Truly considers to be the Aircraft Carriers of World War II. Allow me to quote my colleague, Harrison Kass ...

Following the post-World War II B-36 Peacemaker, the B-52 would be a critical component of Cold War nuclear brinksmanship. The B-52 is an enormous aircraft. Measuring 159 feet (49 meters ...

On Thursday, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Ralph L. Mourer, 23, ...

Japan's destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier recently concluded sea trials off California that put Lockheed's F-35B to the test.

Over the course of World War II, many women stepped out of societal norms to take on roles that were essential to the Allied ...

The USS Wasp (CV-7), shaped by the limitations of the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty, is often cited as the worst aircraft carrier of WWII. History has a good explanation as to why. What You Need ...

A new memorial has been installed in Shipmeadow honouring three US airmen killed in a crash in the village in 1944 after a woman pieced together ...

Leeds librarians uncovered newspaper photos of the soldiers, which were then sent to the cemetery near Eindhoven as part of commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Venray ...