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

BMW is best known for cars, but during World War II, the company was tasked with making airplane engines for the German ...

This video showcases the amazing aspects of World War II’s Doolittle Raid. The aerial assault took place in 1942 as American ...

The Ki-27 was a single-seater, highly maneuverable, fixed-gear airplane, but it was no match for the Flying Tigers. When one ...

After France fell, the Blenheims were tasked with day and night attacks against Nazi-occupied ports and installations.

Harry Stewart Jr. would survive World War II as one of only four Tuskegee Airmen with three air-to-air victories in a single ...

He is a first rate combat pilot and the reckless bravery of his attacks … are something you can well be proud of.” When one thinks of America’s World War II air aces—those who have destroyed five or ...

During World War II, Boeing made more than 1,700 bombers in Wichita, said Logan Daugherty, curator of the Kansas Aviation Museum. The industry employs tens of thousands of area residents ...

The Vital de Oliveira was a civilian ship, built in 1910 and outfitted as an auxiliary naval craft when Brazil entered World War II on the side of the Allies. It was transporting supplies ...

TOKYO, Jan 31 — Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian bombers flew over international waters around the country, Tokyo’s top government spokesman said Friday. “We confirmed that Russian military ...

Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian bombers flew over international waters around the country, Tokyo’s top government spokesman said today. “We confirmed that Russian military bombers ...

TOKYO - Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian bombers flew over international waters around the country, Tokyo’s top government spokesman said on Jan 31. “We confirmed that Russian ...