As the war in Vietnam exposed serious weaknesses in American close air support, the U.S. Air Force began searching for a new ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Cannon Range on Fort Leonard Wood was packed with 1,500 spectators Aug. 4 to watch pilots fly A-10 Thunderbolts overhead while displaying the precision required for hitting ...

Germany’s 88mm gun began as a standard anti-aircraft cannon, but by midwar it had evolved into the most feared weapon on the battlefield. Mounted on Tigers, it delivered long-range one-shot kills. In ...

Some aircraft succeeded even though they made life harder for the people flying them. They demanded constant attention, ...