Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories amid a WWII turning point.

As he pulled out of his dive, his wing was hit ... now flying the Corsair F4U-1C, encountered a Nakajima B6N1 “Jill” torpedo bomber. Judging the American fighter screen impregnable, the ...

By the Vietnam War, the A-1 was technologically outdated, yet still effective. The U.S. military has long relied upon jet engines for its fighter and attack aircraft. As early as ...

As the nation's naval expeditionary force, United States Marines often need air cover when establishing beachheads and asserting dominance.

Spring is bringing a unique fleet of World War II-era warbirds out of the hangar for a busy 2025 Commemorative Air Force (CAF ...

Meanwhile, hard on O’Hare’s heels in Lexington lore was a Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless team whose activities seemed just as much devoted to fighters as to dive bombers. John Arthur Leppla was born ...