The last time anyone saw three newly-rediscovered military aircraft, U.S. forces were pummeling Japanese targets in the western Pacific during World War II."Operation Hailstone" in February 1944 was a ...

Air power may have proved lethally effective during the First World War, but the technology was still in its infancy. By 1939, however, European air forces as well as North American and Asian powers ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. When Gen. Dwight Eisenhower surveyed the beaches of ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. After a Category 4 typhoon rocked Guam last week, the ...

What You Need to Know: The USS Enterprise was the most decorated aircraft carrier of World War II, playing a crucial role in major Pacific battles. Known as “The Big E” and later “The Grey Ghost,” the ...

Explore the lasting legacy of WWII airfields and their unexpected role in the future of American aviation.

Seven National Air and Space Museum aircraft on display in your neighborhood Mark Strauss A distinctive feature of the Fw-190D-9 was its long nose, which had been extended to accommodate a larger ...

It seems fighter planes and bombers weren't the only vehicles aboard a famous U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that was sunk during World War II. A crew exploring the USS Yorktown at the bottom of the ...

World War II was such an all-encompassing conflict that nearly everyone was involved in one way or another. In the United States, civilians gathered scrap metal and other materials for the war effort, ...

Naval vessels are staffed by some of the most courageous people in uniform you’ll ever meet. This was doubly true during the Second World War with the Pacific Ocean being a veritable battlefield ...