"Upon its official introduction in 1940, the P-38 was capable of climbing to 3,300 feet in a single minute and reaching 400 ...

Since the close of World War II, more than 115 people have died from encounters with unexploded ordnance in the North Sea—but ...

Although under-armed and underpowered by the time it was called to combat, the Vindicator had an impact on the development of later dive bombers flown by the US Navy.

James McCubbin, 103, is under consideration for recognition as a WWII ace for shooting down enemy aircraft in his P-51 ...

U.S. and Japanese forces fought over the Aleutian Islands during World War II. Relics of this conflict can still be found on seafloor today, and the Indigenous people who used to call the islands home ...

As the bombers began their bombing run, we moved away from the close escort we had been furnishing. As we headed north we saw a gaggle of 50-plus enemy aircraft at ten o’clock to us. They were ...

The difficulty of driving the boats made one of his many near-death experiences in World War II all the more impressive. "Now Germany had a plane that hollered when it was in a dive called Stukas ...

The Michigan Flight Museum in Belleville offers an exhilarating experience that will have you feeling like you’re in Top Gun.

With the start of the new year, Naperville Public Library looks back on the books, CDs, movies and games that resonated most ...