One hundred seventy-seven B-24 Liberators took off from Libya on August 1, 1943, bound for the Romanian oil refineries at ...

In the late 1940s, a U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress crashed into Lake Mead during a classified postwar operation ...

Whenever the United Kingdom's Bomber Command was tasked with challenging missions, such as sinking the Bismarck-class battleship Tirpitz, they always knew which aircraft to use: the Avro Lancaster ...

The historic World War II B - 25 bomber airplane landed in Pocatello Monday morning. The 60 foot wing span B-25, also known as 'Maid in the Shade" is one of the most iconic World War II planes. Jerry ...

Navigator Ellis B. Scripture's prayer -- Hitler's secret agent -- The suspect prince in the world of James Bond -- The bridge too far : the failure to liberate Holland -- The Germans go on the ...

In the 2020s, uncrewed aerial systems, better known as drones, have become a standard part of modern military tactics. But eight decades ago, the U.S. military embarked on a short-lived project to ...

For some families, the end of World War II brought long-awaited reunions with returning soldiers. For others, it marked the traumatic realization that their loved ones were among the many still lost ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — Dan Dorchak's yellowed diary pages tell a story that reads like fiction, but every word documents his real experiences as a 20-year-old bombardier flying dangerous missions ...

The cockpit of the Millennium Falcon looks like pure science fiction, but its layout and feel are rooted in a very specific World War II machine. Long before Han Solo and Chewbacca were flipping ...

FOR SALE. WELL, THE POPULAR AIR SHOW RETURNING TO NEW CENTURY AIRPORT THIS WEEKEND. IT FEATURES SOME PRETTY IMPORTANT PLANES FROM WORLD WAR TWO AND EVEN EARLIER KMBC NINE’S ALAN SHOPE HAS MORE. THIS ...

Retired Air Force Captain Jerry Neal is one of about 1,200 living World War II veterans in Tennessee Neal regularly speaks about his combat service in part to represent "young people that went into ...