Explore the lasting legacy of WWII airfields and their unexpected role in the future of American aviation.

Across sleepy and remote islands in the Pacific, U.S. military engineers are working around the clock to revive strategically important airstrips that American troops first built under fire over 70 ...

When the Korean War began in 1950, the United States entered a new era of air combat it barely understood. Pilots trained for the piston-engine battles of World War II suddenly faced jet fighters that ...

Reginald Harrison didn’t have a nickname when he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943. But after crashing his plane a second time trying to liftoff for a mission in 1944, fellow pilots started ...

The M163 Vulcan Air Defense System played a critical role in bridging the gap between World War II-era anti-aircraft guns and modern missile-based air defense systems. The M163 Vulcan Air Defense ...