Following 80 years missing in action, Chinese American veteran Yuen Hop has been accounted for and was laid to rest with full ...

Eight decades after World War II, the icy peaks of the Himalayas in Arunachal Pradesh still hold secrets of wartime catastrophes. Explorers continue to look for the wreckage of hundreds of American ...

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

Designers and crew like to give their aircraft nicknames—very often, the nickname that sticks is from an attribute of the ...

According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority over ...

A mid-air collision that should have ended in disaster turned into one of WWII’s most bizarre aviation events. Two planes got ...

This WWII video highlights the two carriers, USS Roosevelt and USS Monterey, as they head out from the Navy Yard on duty.

Two new aircraft carriers are being named after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, continuing the Navy convention of naming ...

The theaters of World War II were swarming with notable aircraft, but Germany really ... as it was commonly used to butcher unescorted American bombers. While the B-17 helped win World War II ...

Scientists studied genetic material called mitochondrial DNA. In September 2023, they officially concluded the remains were ...

“ By the afternoon, only one Japanese carrier remained: Hiryū. It’s believed Best’s bomb was one of four to strike the vessel, making him the first pilot to successfully bomb two Japanese aircraft ...

The B-32 only flew some recon missions and engaged in some skirmishes in the closing days of WWII before being retired and ...