World War II witnessed tremendous growth in the size of American military aviation, from about 2,500 airplanes to nearly 300,000 by the war’s end. The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era ...
What You Need to Know: The top five WWII aircraft carriers—chosen for their strategic impact and bravery—include the iconic USS Enterprise (CV-6) for its extensive combat achievements and ...
The Mitsubishi A6M Zero was among the aircrafts used in Japan's attacks on the U.S. at places like Pearl Harbor in 1942, devastating American planes at the time. The lightweight aircraft was ...
What looked like two bombers stuck together was actually a marvel of WWII aviation engineering: the Heinkel He 111Z. Learn how this strange aircraft helped the Luftwaffe tackle some of its toughest ...
Bonnie Summer of Hollidaysburg lines up to take a photograph of the tail section of a World War II B-24 bomber at the Blair County Airport on Friday. MARTINSBURG — History touched down at the ...
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight planes are a regular feature at summer air shows Wartime aircraft due to fly at this weekend’s Duxford Summer Air Show have been grounded after a fatal crash.
The wreck of a US aircraft carrier that was sunk during World ... because she was one of the capital ships that was lost during WWII," Vulcan spokesman Robert Kraft said. Pictures from the seabed ...
Plans are underway at the Cosford Royal Air Force Museum for the wing section of an iconic Second World War Dornier Do 17 to go on public display at the start of next year.
Photos from the dramatic moment when the aircraft was lifted from the seabed can be seen in the video above. RAF Museum volunteer with the wing section Dr Harry Raffal, head of collections and ...