On Oct. 12, 1942, as World War II raged on, student pilots began training at the Walnut Ridge Army Flying School. More than 5 ...

America has no shortage of military museums spread across the country, but having one inside of a retired aircraft carrier is ...

As the nation reflects on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, CAF Airbase Georgia—one of the largest flying ...

Consolidated's most famous aircraft in World War II were the B-24 Liberator and the PBY Catalina patrol plane. However, ...

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — With the weekend approaching, it may well be worth your while to take a step back in time to revisit Hagerstown’s place in World War II aviation history. The Hagerstown ...

It seems fighter planes and bombers weren't the only vehicles aboard a famous U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that was sunk during World War II. A crew exploring the USS Yorktown at the bottom of the ...

Five weeks after taking his wedding vows, Navy pilot Loren Isley was at war with Japan — a 21-year-old Missourian on March 18, 1945 — making what would be his final mission off the vast USS Intrepid ...

USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, fought in battles across the Pacific Theater, including at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. It suffered heavy casualties during the invasion of Okinawa ...

Naval vessels are staffed by some of the most courageous people in uniform you’ll ever meet. This was doubly true during the Second World War with the Pacific Ocean being a veritable battlefield ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A powerful piece of history touched down in the “Air Capital of the World” this weekend. Visitors at the Kansas Aviation Museum got a close-up look at a restored C-47 aircraft ...

GEORGETOWN, Texas — First Lt. Charles “Woody” McCook made a decision in his final moments on Aug. 3, 1943, that would save the lives of two crewmembers aboard his B-25C Mitchell bomber. The aircraft ...

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