The selection of F/A-18 Super Hornets by Top Gun is based on special film needs and real-world flying considerations - but ...

World War II fighter aces are often remembered for their staggering kill counts and legendary dogfights, but far less ...

Richard Ira Bong entered World War 2 as a young fighter pilot and quickly became the most successful ace in American history.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Cheryl W. Thompson about her book, "Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen," which chronicles Black World War II pilots who were lost in combat.

When World War II broke out, there were less than 400,000 service men ready to defend the United States. The population of ...

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Often derided by their enemies and patronised by their major ally, the armed forces of Italy during the second world war have not been given the subsequent level of historical attention they deserve.

An A-26 Invader, nicknamed Million Airess, will participate in a flyover for the U.S. Air Force Academy vs. Army football game. Because of the government shutdown, the Academy Association of Graduates ...

Allied ingenuity produced a number of great fighter aircraft that would prove instrumental in their victory in World War 2 The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and Lockheed P-38 Lightning were each capable ...

Metro area residents will be able to ride inside not just one, but two World War II-era planes. On Tuesday and Wednesday, people can go on a flight in the historic B-29 “Doc” and/or the P-51 ...

A paramilitary group who call themselves the ""Posse Magistratus"", have been the prime suspects for a series of bank robberies, and one particulary involving a heavily-modified World War II fighter ...