A Greek fisherman in Heraklion, Crete was faced with an unprecedented sight when he discovered parts of a WWII plane in his ...

The kamikaze suicide plane was a last-ditch effort to stave off defeat by a desperate Japan. But its fatal flaw doomed its ...

The fierce shark teeth on some warplanes have their roots in World Wars I and II, and they continue on today. Here's why ...

The NASM (National Air and Space Museum) is a Smithsonian Institute museum dedicated to the history and technology of ...

According to most historical records and accounts, World War II caused an estimated 70 to 85 million fatalities worldwide.

Two new aircraft carriers are being named after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, continuing the Navy convention of naming ...

The 8th Air Force was established in the weeks following the attack on Pearl Harbor in February of 1942. The Mighty 8th ...

Over 80 years after he went missing, the remains of a World War II airman from the Hudson Valley were recovered.

The remains of a Massachusetts airman whose aircraft was shot down over Germany during World War II have been identified, and ...

Eight decades after World War II, the icy peaks of the Himalayas in Arunachal Pradesh still hold secrets of wartime ...

A U.S. Army soldier who went missing in action during World War II in 1944 has now been accounted for, more than 70 years ...

U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Loring E. Lord was 28 and served as a gunner aboard an A-26B “Invader” on a bombing mission ...