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

Science, art and logistics all play a role in how the U.S. military paints its aircraft to be ready for battle.

Many know the Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster, and Mosquito as the ‘A-listers’ of British aircraft of the Second World War.

Between 1942 and 1945, nearly 8,000 American warplanes traveled through Alaska on their way to the Soviet Union as part of a ...

This article explores how WWII fighter designs reveal core reliability principles still essential in today’s industrial and ...

The total conflict of the Second World War saw battles on land, in the sky, and at sea. These are just a few Navy ships that ...

Built in 1941, Diamond Lil was one of the first Liberators to enter combat. B-24s were used in every theater of the war.

Pearl Harbor’s 84th Anniversary commemoration, themed “Building Pathways to Peace," reflects on the 1941 attack that launched ...

Francis Flaherty wasn't identified until decades after his selfless actions, and now has been buried in Charlotte.

“Here on Ford Island, in the heart of Pearl Harbor, the Museum is the guardian of the history of America’s World War II aviation battlefield,” said Museum Board Chair Gen. Raymond E. Johns (USAF ret.) ...

Americans are commemorating the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces, bringing the US into WW2.

Army historian Peter Knight joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about World War II. What is the timeline ...