How the Intrepid Moved a World War II Fighter Plane
The 33-foot Corsair, on loan from Florida, had to be “rigged up on skates” to get to the Intrepid’s hangar deck.
10 Military Aviation Movies Featuring Real Aircraft
From dogfights to epic bombing runs, these 10 military aviation films soar with real aircraft that bring authentic air power ...
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Dutch Fokker D.VII Fighter Looted During WWII to Be Returned
Eight decades after a Dutch Fokker D.VII Fighter was looted by Nazis, the World War I-era fighter biplane is set to return to ...
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How a ‘Dauntless’ dive bomber became a WWII ace at Coral Sea
Navy pilot John Leppla was credited with shooting down five Japanese aircraft in aerial combat before he was shot down and ...
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Longtime fighter pilot assumes command of USS Eisenhower
A Navy fighter pilot with more than two decades of service is the new commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D ...
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Hawker Sea Fury: The Royal Navy’s Last Prop-Driven Fighter Plane
the last propeller-driven fighter of the British Royal Navy’s (RN) Fleet Air Arm. As already noted, the Sea Fury missed out on WWII. However, it more than made up for lost time by fighting in ...
Trump Admin Slammed As ‘Stupidest’ Ever After Linking WWII Plane ‘Enola Gay’ To DEI
Just to be clear, Enola Gay was the aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan, not... a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
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World War II-era Soldier developed the lithium-ion battery
John B. Goodenough, a former soldier, was awarded the Nobel Prize for helping create the lithium-ion battery, used today in a ...
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How a ‘Dauntless’ dive bomber became a WWII ace at Coral Sea
Pilot John Leppla, right, was a WWII Navy ace, credited with shooting ... Although Shoho launched three more fighters, it could not stop U.S. aircraft from landing as many as 13 bombs and seven ...