What You Need to Know: The USS Enterprise was the most decorated aircraft carrier of World War II, playing a crucial role in major Pacific battles. Known as "The Big E" and later "The Grey Ghost," the ...

USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, fought in battles across the Pacific Theater, including at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. It suffered heavy casualties during the invasion of Okinawa ...

USS Hornet sank in 1942 in key World War II battle Deep in the South Pacific Ocean, researchers have located the final resting place of the USS Hornet, the World War II aircraft carrier sunk in a 1942 ...

In the short time between the first flight of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk in 1903 and the Battle of Britain that started in July of 1940, the airplane had evolved from a rickety DIY creation to ...

Geneseo, N.Y. — Dozens of World War Two aircraft took to the sky for the greatest show on turf. It was a huge turnout for day one of the two Geneseo Airshow. This year, the U.S. Air Force Combat ...

Newly released close-up videos and images of three World War II aircraft carriers that sank in the Battle of Midway are reviving haunting memories for the two surviving U.S. veterans who were aboard ...

Some of the rarest World War II bombers are on display at Lunken Airport through the end of this weekend.The B-29 Superfortress, "FIFI," is at Lunken as part of the AirPower History Tour of the ...

(These are the WWII bombings that involved the most planes.) To determine the 20 fastest U.S. military planes from WWII, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed WW2 Aircraft Ranked-by-Speed, a list compiled by ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A powerful piece of history touched down in the “Air Capital of the World” this weekend. Visitors at the Kansas Aviation Museum got a close-up look at a restored C-47 aircraft ...