During WWII, engineers produced some of the most iconic aircraft in history. From sleek fighters to hulking steel beasts -- ...

The Whirlwind was a heavily-armed, single-seat, twin-engine fighter designed for high performance, with great attention paid ...

Experience the harrowing story of Second Lieutenant Christopher Bartlett, a P-38 Lightning pilot in the South Pacific during World War II. Follow his intense mission escorting bombers over Japanese ...

As, and the additional aircraft would take its planned fleet to 50 airframes. Nearly seven months after German media ...

A Polish court is considering whether to extradite a Ukrainian man suspected by German prosecutors of involvement in the 2022 ...

*Editor’s note* This story was compiled using research provided by Aircrash PO that includes military documents, newspaper clippings and interviews. It also features information gained from original ...

During World War II, allied pilots were among the most fearless and revered figures from the six-year conflict that consumed over 75% of the global population. The early stages of the war saw the ...

Though it came late to the Second World War, the P-61 marked an important advance in the history of military aviation. During the final years of World War II, several advances in military technology ...

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GIBSONTON, Fla. — Lightning struck a Hillsborough County home, starting a fire in the attic as storms rolled through Friday evening. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crews responded just before 5 p.m.

The season for lightning bugs—also known as fireflies—is beginning as warmer, more humid air spreads north across the country. These glowing insects thrive in slightly tropical environments and are a ...

Cottrell ended the war with sixty-five combat missions under his belt in his trusty P-47. As The National Interest has recently reported, World War II fighter pilots (not to mention WWII veterans in ...