During WWII, engineers seriously planned an Arctic war aircraft carrier made of ice. Project Habakkuk sounds ridiculous—until you see why it almost worked.
A new heritage trail is celebrating the workers who worked on thousands of planes.
When you think about the evolution of warfare, it’s hard not to focus on the […] ...
It is the most numerous military aircraft ever produced and the second largest number of all types, including civil, ...
The fighter aircraft was never more important than it was during the global calamity that began in 1939. However, at this time of need, the fighter types available were pretty limited to say the least ...
The B-29 Superfortress is often remembered for its role at the end of World War II, but its true legacy lies in how far it ...
Between 1942 and 1945, nearly 8,000 American warplanes traveled through Alaska on their way to the Soviet Union as part of a critical supply line that helped defeat Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front.
A team of maritime and aviation preservation groups has launched an effort to recover and conserve a rare World War 11-era ...
Many of the most legendary battles of World War II were directly shaped by the actions of pilots, with several crucial battles fought almost entirely in the skies. For example, at least nine different ...
Across sleepy and remote islands in the Pacific, U.S. military engineers are working around the clock to revive strategically important airstrips that American troops first built under fire over 70 ...