Five weeks after taking his wedding vows, Navy pilot Loren Isley was at war with Japan — a 21-year-old Missourian on March 18, 1945 — making what would be his final mission off the vast USS Intrepid ...

In the European Theater of World War II, the P-51 Mustang was the top aircraft when it came to shooting down or otherwise nullifying Axis airpower. In the Pacific, planes like the P-38 Lightning ...

Planes of Fame Air Museum welcomes 2026 with the return to flight of its historic F4U-1A Corsair on January 3, featuring talks, exhibits, and a possible flyover by the freshly restored WWII veteran.

On June 12, 1943, the F4U-1 Corsair fighter crashed into the lake near Waukegan during practice landings and takeoffs from the USS Wolverine. The pilot, Carl Harold Johnson, survived the crash but was ...

NEW YORK -- The Intrepid Museum is debuting a new permanent exhibit about a World War II fighter bomber. The aircraft was shot down into the Pacific Ocean after it was ordered to strike a naval base ...

HARTFORD The Stratford-born F4U Corsair, a famous World War II fighter that earned the nickname "Whistling Death" from its Japanese foes, will soon become Connecticut s official state aircraft.

JEROME — A vintage aircraft didn’t quite make it off the runway at the Jerome County Airport on Tuesday morning. Jerome County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash of the 1950s-era F4U Corsair with ...