The American fighter Lockheed P-38 Lightning from the World War II era, whose wreck is located off the coast of Wales (near Harlech) attracts enthusiasts of history and photography. These post-war ...

The F-35 Lightning II is one of the most advanced supersonic fighters of today, used by the U.S. Air Force and military ...

Germany is known for its engineering expertise, and this resulted in some of the most impressive fighter planes in history.

Military fighter jets come with a lot of history and the moniker of the F-35 Lightning II is no exception. Here's a dive into ...

Manufactured from 1938 to 1944, 13,738 Curtis P40-Warhawk fighter planes were produced. Although technological progress in aviation outpaced the Warhawk by the end of WWII, it held the distinction ...

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

He was a World War II fighter pilot ... the famous 40th Fighter Squadron, also known as “The Red Devils.” Mr. Faikus worked on patrol missions and bomber escorts, flying P-39 Airacobras ...

Fast forward to January 13, 1982 and 78 people lost their lives in another crash into the Potomac River. This time it was Air Florida flight 90, a Boeing 737 that took off on an icy day and hit the ...

Fast-forward to World War II, and the label was ... such as the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter as well as warbirds designed from the ground up as suicide planes such as the MXY-7 Ohka (“Cherry ...

He would learn to fly planes before ... with the 332nd Fighter Group. He would fly 43 combat missions during World War II. Harry Stewart, Jr. in the cockpit of his P-51D Mustang at Ramitelli ...

Trump's executive order halting DEI means the Air Force no longer teaches recruits about WWII's Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots.

The United States Air Force carried out its first “elephant walk” of 2025 at Langley Air Force Base (AFB) in Virginia last month. The surge exercise on January 31 included aircraft from the 1st ...