After three crewmen were swallowed up by the Pacific at the end of World War II, a modern-day rescue effort went to find them ...

Maj. Donald K. Willis crash-landed his plane in Nazi-occupied Holland then stopped at cafes for beers — all while evading the ...

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In the final months of WWII, Germany fielded a remarkable aircraft unlike any other—the Dornier Do 335 “Pfeil.” Featuring a ...

It wasn’t just fast or powerful—it was nearly indestructible. This fighter took hits that would’ve dropped any other plane and brought its pilots home. Here’s what made it WWII’s toughest.

WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. -- As the World War II bomber Heaven Can Wait was hit by enemy fire off the Pacific island of New Guinea on March 11, 1944, the co-pilot managed a final salute to flyers in an ...

Allied planes in World War II were known for their distinctive black and white stripes on the top on bottom of them that ...

After a Grand Rapids World War II veteran’s medal was found in a Georgia junk heap, a local historian dug up everything he ...

The Vought F7U Cutlass carrier-based jet fighter was one of the most unusual designs ever produced for the United States Navy, ...

Some bombers like the B-17 had eating in the cockpit, but that didn't help the rest of the plane. Flight crews and pilots ...