During World War II, Japanese radar systems could detect American B-29 Superfortress bombers long before they reached their ...

Because of its ability to attack targets that were hundreds of miles away from its airbases in England, the bombers of World War II were vital assets to the Allied war effort. Tasked with the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — In a historic moment marking the end of World War II, Japanese officials signed the formal instrument of surrender aboard the USS Missouri on Sept. 2, 1945. It marked the end of a ...

SALEM, Ore. — In Salem, a group of volunteers are on a years-long mission to restore a B-17 bomber that long sat on top of a Milwaukie gas station. "Everybody knew where the bomber was," Terry Scott, ...

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (WWLP) – A World War II B-17 crashed at Bradley International Airport Wednesday morning shortly after takeoff. Of the 13 people on board, at least five have died. 22News obtained ...

Watch biographer discuss fate of Elmira WWII airman whose bomber was shot down in Germany Robert Steele wrote a book about 10 airmen, including Elmiran Malcolm Rubin, who were killed in a World War II ...

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