The occupation of Poland may have turned out to be the last hurrah of Polish warplanes during WWII, but not the Polish combat pilots, more specifically the ones that escaped into exile in Great ...

Two American veterans of World War II who fought to free the Philippines in 1945 are headed back to help mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Manila.

Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...

Not every experimental jet fighter made by the U.S. military would go on to reach production, for any number of reasons.

The V-22 Osprey has long legs, but the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force tiltrotor fleets have been on a short leash since a ...

June 6, 1944, was the day that changed the direction of World War II in the Allies’ favor. On that … Continue reading "30+ ...

The aircraft would be modified after the conflict as the Gloster Meteor F.4, which would become the first jet aircraft to be ...

Landing on an aircraft carrier is challenging by itself, but what happens when it turns into an emergency landing? This is not Top Gun Maveric.

Naval vessels are staffed by some of the most courageous people in uniform you’ll ever meet. This was doubly true ...

Warships are a critical component of any military, but some ships were designed to intimidate through their sheer size. Here ...

The USS Enterprise (CV-6), an aircraft carrier, was the most decorated American naval vessel to fight in World War II and ...

Designers and crew like to give their aircraft nicknames—very often, the nickname that sticks is from an attribute of the ...