On June 12, 1940 — just over a year before the U.S. was drawn into World War II — 19-year-old Ernest Pugh joined the Army. He was a new graduate of Botetourt High School in Gloucester and was ...

Air power may have proved lethally effective during the First World War, but the technology was still in its infancy. By 1939, however, European air forces as well as North American and Asian powers ...

On June 8, 1940, just four days after the evacuation of Dunkirk, the United Kingdom's Royal Navy suffered its worst loss of World War II when its HMS Glorious aircraft carrier and two destroyer ...

ARANSAS COUNTY, Texas — Restored World War II aircraft are taking flight once again for War Birds Over South Texas, an annual event that brings history to life while inspiring the next generation of ...

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.