The XF8B was envisioned to provide the U.S. Navy with a long-range carrier-borne fighter that could take the fight to the ...

December 1944—deep in Alsace, German forces launch Operation Hawk in a desperate bid to hold the Colmar Pocket. With brutal ...

According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority over ...

Harry Stewart Jr. would survive World War II as one of only four Tuskegee Airmen with three air-to-air victories in a single ...

The Blue Angels flying team includes some of the most accomplished and skilled pilots in the U.S. Navy. Here are some facts ...

A flurry of naval drills surrounding the Philippines involving the United States and its partners has prompted complaints ...

The world’s only two flying Boeing B-29 Superfortresses are returning to Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture 2025 at Wittman Regional ...

Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., one of the last two remaining members of the 355 original Tuskegee Airmen during World ...

Dec. 7, 1941 – that the Japanese attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Although America learned of the attack via radio ...

Harry Stewart Jr. was one of the legendary flying corps’ most decorated pilots during the WWII, having claimed three Nazi ...

“ By the afternoon, only one Japanese carrier remained: Hiryū. It’s believed Best’s bomb was one of four to strike the vessel, making him the first pilot to successfully bomb two Japanese aircraft ...

Designers and crew like to give their aircraft nicknames—very often, the nickname that sticks is from an attribute of the ...