Germany and the US built some of the largest aircraft in World War II, although many of their designs were unsuccessful.

The Douglas A-1 Skyraider, introduced at the end of World War II, became one of the longest-serving propeller-driven combat ...

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 ...

The P-47 Thunderbolt was a formidable American fighter-bomber aircraft used during II. Its design, engine, and performance made[...] ...

America is known as the world’s greatest aircraft carrier superpower. No other nation comes close to its carrier capabilities, although China is simultaneously trying to catch up as well as degrade ...

Naval vessels are staffed by some of the most courageous people in uniform you’ll ever meet. This was doubly true during the Second World War with the Pacific Ocean being a veritable battlefield ...

The German Luftwaffe entered World War II in September 1939 employing as its main day fighter the Messerschmitt Bf109 one of the classic fighter aircraft designs of all time When war broke out it was ...

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 ...

Soon after the invention and mass adoption of airplanes, governments started used them for war. Suddenly, soldiers had to watch out for flying machines spraying hot lead and dropping bombs. However, ...

The largest air disaster until World War II took place off the East Coast of the United States in 1933, and it did not ...