Crosley-produced proximity fuses were the first deployed to enemy lines and responsible for the first kill of an enemy aircraft. The world's first smart bomb, produced here in Cincinnati, turned the ...
The top five WWII aircraft carriers—chosen for their strategic impact and bravery—include the iconic USS Enterprise (CV-6) ...
The USS Wasp (CV-7), shaped by the limitations of the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty, is often cited as the worst aircraft ...
Like the Great War of 1914-18, the Second World War caused a huge loss of life for the men of the region fighting in foreign ...
There were a lot of those planes that were shot down in World War II. They made 14,000 of them, 6,000 of them were shot down ...
They are representative of a tumultuous period that shaped the modern world and perfectly represent the technological level ...
Druffel values greatly the experiences he gained serving America during World War II. And he's proud of the hard work and ...
Next year will mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, which was a golden age for military aviation. During that war, in just a few years there were still some biplanes and open-cockpit ...
Tom Harmon, the only Indiana schoolboy to win a Heisman, was even more remarkable in the skies of World War II than on the ...
It is the lasting image of his time during World War II. For the Macon native ... "We went through New Guinea building airstrips so the planes could bring in supplies," Moore said. Moore's duty was to ...
Even though age made some of those memories fuzzy, the black and white photos taken by World War II veteran Emerald Knudson ...
John quizzed TJ about two photos of airplanes, asking him which was in service during World War II. TJ concentrated on the ...