The United States has used several different insignia on its military aircraft throughout its aviation history, and some have ...

Those futuristic spacecraft in "Star Wars" didn't come out of nowhere. X-wings are basically space Spitfires, and Y-wings rework this World War II fighter.

One massive 16-cylinder HEMI engine was made by Chrysler and was poised to improve fighter planes during World War II. Only a ...

This article explores how WWII fighter designs reveal core reliability principles still essential in today’s industrial and ...

The fighter plane used by the USAAF 49th to counter the Japanese menace was the P-40 Warhawk. Among the most harrowing sacrifices endured by “The Land Down Under” during that hellacious war was the ...

A remarkably well-preserved fighter plane that crashed in the Sahara Desert during World War II has been found 70 years later, shedding new light on the pilot's struggle to survive. The American-made ...

The city of Livermore is recognizing our country’s 249th year of independence with a display of the warbirds that have helped preserved that freedom. A P51 Mustang and B25 Bomber, both crucial during ...

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 ...

Among Butte’s dead was 2nd Lt. Holsey C. Johnson, a fighter pilot who was killed Feb. 10, 1945, while dive bombing during a practice mission near the seaside English town of Felixstowe. The ...

"World News Tonight" anchor David Muir reported on a remarkable moment as a 100-year-old World War II fighter pilot returned to the skies over McKinleyville, California, taking the controls of the ...

A black-and-white photo of a P-47 Thunderbolt airplane being pushed on the runway by a maintenance crew - Bettmann/Getty Images The real-world analog for the "Star Wars" Y-wing starfighter is less ...