Tom Harmon, the only Indiana schoolboy to win a Heisman, was even more remarkable in the skies of World War II than on the ...

World War II saw the emergence of some groundbreaking jet fighters that revolutionized aerial warfare. The Messerschmitt Me ...

A West Virginian man was flying a damaged B-17 bomber that was about to be shot down by German forces during World War II ...

Joel Abramson, a 101-year-old World War II fighter pilot now living at Pomperaug Woods in Southbury, signs his name Saturday on a 1941 Boeing Stearman plane owned by Garrett Fleishman of Oxford at ...

His greatest accomplishment though was serving in the Navy during World War II. He makes it clear he never served in combat. ...

“I had just flown the very last combat mission of World War II,” said Abramson. At the age of 18 Abramson was serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps in Iwo Jima. He flew a P47 fighter plane named ...

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 ...

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When it comes to World War II fighter planes, the P-51 Mustang and Supermarine Spitfire often steal the spotlight. But ...

The top five WWII aircraft carriers—chosen for their strategic impact and bravery—include the iconic USS Enterprise (CV-6) ...

However, World War II fighter aircraft have disappeared from the inventories of all air forces, being too outdated to be of any use today. However, there is one exception: the British Royal Air Force ...