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A look at every U.S. aircraft carrier sunk in WWII, from USS Langley to USS Bismarck Sea, the battles they fought, and the ...
When the USS Hornet sunk in World War II, a tractor used to move aircraft went down too. Now a recovery mission is being planned.
The U.S. may have fielded the largest aircraft carrier fleet in World War 2, but Japan was no slouch. Through conversions, it ...
If you missed World War II in Europe, Aug. 28-31 is your opportunity to see the world's first jet fighter on the ground for ...
The public is invited to a ticketed all-day event Aug. 30. Exhibits will include some of the personal effects of the war’s U.S. Adm. “Jocko” Clark.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A rare World War II Navy dive bomber that was stripped, burned and dumped in Lake Washington during the 1940s returned to the skies July 19 after a decades-long journey from ...
Amid the 80th anniversary of World War II's end comes the death of ... attack" planes at Chiran Airbase, the navy scraped together 75 - most of which were obsolete - floatplanes. Preceding these ...
Outnumbered and outgunned, the crew of the U.S.S. Johnston fought overwhelming odds before their ship sank more than 21,000 ...
Had the Aquila been completed, it could have bolstered Italy’s Mediterranean operations by providing fleet air defense and strike capabilities. Not wanting to be viewed as the ‘sick man’ of the Axis ...
Donald McPherson, a WWII Navy aviator and believed to be the last surviving American fighter ace, passed away at age 103. He served in the Pacific Theater, flying combat patrols and participating in ...