For instance, the Armstrong Whitworth Siskin has been called the slowest fighter of WWII — at a paltry 156 mph. Yet, it was ...

The 33-foot Corsair, on loan from Florida, had to be “rigged up on skates” to get to the Intrepid’s hangar deck.

Ever wondered how the U.S. brought smaller planes overseas during World War II? It was definitely more tedious work than ...

The lightweight aircraft was equipped with a 950-horsepower engine, helping it reach speeds of 331 mph and a service ceiling of 32,810 feet. Entering service in 1940, the Focke-Wulf Fw190 was one ...

World War Two fighter aircraft grounded after a fatal crash are to fly again, the RAF has said. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) stopped using its Merlin-engined Hurricanes and ...

The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ranges from propeller-driven trainers, fighters, flying boats, and bombers to the nation’s first generation of jet-powered ...

A WW2 Baltimore attack bomber aircraft wreck belonging to the Royal Australian Air Force was discovered off the coast of ...

The German Luftwaffe entered World War II in September 1939 employing as its main day fighter the Messerschmitt Bf109 one of the classic fighter aircraft designs of all time When war broke out it ...

As a fighter ace who received the Medal of Honor after shooting down 26 Japanese planes over Guadalcanal during World War II, Joe Foss was accustomed to bold action. He was not afraid to think big ...

20, 1942, made him both the Navy’s first World War II fighter ace and its first WWII aviator to receive the Medal of Honor. Meanwhile, hard on O’Hare’s heels in Lexington lore was a Douglas ...