The Prowlers of the Pacific airshow team performed at the Thunder Over South Georgia Air Show 2017 on November 9, 2017. The team includes four vintage WWII aircraft: Curtiss SB2C Helldiver (marked ...

The new Hornet had a distinguished World War II career that included the invasion of Saipan and the Battle of the Philippine ...

USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, fought in battles across the Pacific Theater, including at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. It suffered heavy casualties during the invasion of Okinawa ...

During World War II, the war effort emphasized cooperation and teamwork among manufacturers, with companies focusing on specific aircraft types for efficient production and specialization. Boeing, ...

In the short time between the first flight of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk in 1903 and the Battle of Britain that started in July of 1940, the airplane had evolved from a rickety DIY creation to ...

A World War II bomber has been discovered 3 miles deep in the Pacific Ocean, and it’s still fully armed with an 83-year-old bomb fixed to the wing, NOAA Ocean Exploration says. The Douglas SBD ...

Today when the United States military needs to transport an aircraft to an overseas location, pilots can fly a direct route, and if their aircraft doesn't have the range to do so, there's midair ...

Few vessels defined the Second World War as aircraft carriers. What was once a niche vessel became a lynchpin for any modern naval force. America’s WW2 aircraft carriers were a cut above the rest ...