Teresio Vittorio Martinoli was an Italian fighter ace in World War II that took down more than twenty enemy aircraft and also ...

The USS Hornet — an aircraft carrier that saw service in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, ...

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

In all, the P-40 proved itself a worthy and rugged fighter. The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was the third most widely produced American fighter of World War II, after the North American P-51 Mustang and the ...

On June 12, 1943, the F4U-1 Corsair fighter crashed into the lake near Waukegan during practice landings and takeoffs from the USS Wolverine. The pilot, Carl Harold Johnson, survived the crash but was ...

A Phoenix man sought to honor his grandfather, a decorated World War II fighter pilot, after learning of his struggles with PTSD. Lt. Arthur Van Haren Jr., a Latino fighter ace, shot down nine enemy ...

An Upstate fighter pilot will soon be laid to rest more than 82 years after was killed in a plane crash during World War II.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Tuskegee Airmen were remembered and celebrated Tuesday in Chicago. The airmen played a pivotal role in World War II as America's first Black air squadron. And their contributions ...

Lt. Ralph Cornelius DuPont, an F6F-5 Hellcat pilot assigned to Fighting Squadron 18 aboard the USS Intrepid, went Missing In Action Oct. 12, 1944, during World War II's Battle of Formosa. DuPont was ...

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

Various land-based fighters were converted to become seaplanes during the Second World War. A few were very impressive, like ...