On March 19, 1945, the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, after enduring a fierce Japanese assault, was a smoldering wreck. The ...

On Dec. 9, 1941, two days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Vultee Vice President of Production D. I. Caroll boasted that the plane manufacturer's Nashville division had increased productivity by two ...

The Champaign Aviation Museum has expanded to create additional hangar space and opportunities for new programs and exhibits. A ribbon cutting for the new expanded space will be held at 1 p.m.

Few machines capture the imagination like the sleek silhouette of a German warplane carving through the sky. Whether you ...

Lt. Ralph DuPont, a World War II F6F-5 Hellcat Pilot, went missing during the Battle of Formosa in 1944. It took 80 years to ...

Over the course of World War II, many women stepped out of societal norms to take on roles that were essential to the Allied ...

A World War II airfield that trained thousands of pilots finally received the recognition it deserved Saturday in Walnut ...

"There were a lot of things that happened before today that gives us the freedom that we have now and that is very important ...

BEDFORD, Ky. — You're invited to help make a World War II hero's birthday a magical one. This weekend, Honor Flight Bluegrass ...

The Jet Age began in the wake of World War 2, when technology made a massive leap and more fighter aircraft began ...

With 12,731 airframes thundering off assembly lines into the line of fire, Boeing's wartime B-17 Flying Fortress set the record for best-selling combat aircraft in history when it comes down to raw ...

World War II, Second Lt. Blaine Wilcox was laid to rest Tuesday in Glenwood after his remains were identified.