Barb and her gonzo CO were a problem for America’s enemies—and a much-needed solution for the United States.

Jim Mardin was about to dig into a heaping slice of cake at his 103rd birthday party when a voice shouted out for him to stop. "Everybody come on! We've got to sing happy birthday," Mardin's friend ...

After WWII, the US Army Air Force (later the US Air Force ... This led to the concept of the “penetration fighter”, with ...

From a crumbling pill box in the UK to a derelict rail line in Hawaii, these are the abandoned World War II places that the ...

Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B Roberts.

Five years ago, to mark the 75th anniversary of World War II’s end, Merrett contacted dozens of museums across the U.S. and Canada, asking them to allow students to analyze information and details ...

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Tuesday that U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Eugene J. Darrigan, 26, ...

Had the Russian version of the P-51 appeared five years earlier, 'I doubt if anyone would ever have heard of the Mustang.' ...

A U.S. Army soldier who went missing in action during World War II in 1944 has now been accounted for, more than 70 years ...

The NASM (National Air and Space Museum) is a Smithsonian Institute museum dedicated to the history and technology of ...

Embark on this epic road trip through California and visit 10 thrilling aviation museums that celebrate the art of flight.

As I noted in my recent story on the passing of Col. Perry Dahl (USAF, ret.) at the ripe old age of 101, American fighter ...