Germany and the US built some of the largest aircraft in World War II, although many of their designs were unsuccessful.

The new Hornet had a distinguished World War II career that included the invasion of Saipan and the Battle of the Philippine ...

First used by the 1st Air Commando in World War II, the Sikorsky R-4 often fell short of its role in rescuing airmen downed in the mountains and rainforests of the China-Burma-India front but as the ...

WWII C-47 pilot Alan Shapiro, now 101, returned to the skies with the American Airpower Museum for a special commemorative ...

The P-47 Thunderbolt was a formidable American fighter-bomber aircraft used during II. Its design, engine, and performance ...

A World War II veteran celebrated her 100 th birthday in style last week. Ima Black said she wanted to fly around in a helicopter to mark her century on Earth, and the U.S. Navy made it happen. “How ...

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

Not even three months after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, Americans on the west coast thought they were under attack. Sirens wailed across Los Angeles in the early morning hours of Feb. 25, ...