P-38 Lightning: The Skunk Works Fighter That Dominated WWII I have written multiple stories on the aircraft originating from ...

The exact term itself was reportedly coined by Irv Culver, an engineer at the Lockheed corporation, who referenced "Skonk ...

P-51 Mustang pilots shot down a total of 4,950 enemy aircraft, while more than 250 of its pilots achieved ace status and had ...

on a wide variety of its fighter aircraft, like the P-51 Mustang, P-47 Thunderbolt and P-38 Lightning. The Navy, though, used the "F" designation for its fighter aircraft. You can understand how ...

A P-38 was the first US fighter flown by an American to shoot down a German aircraft, and its success over Europe earned it the nickname "the fork-tailed devil" among Germans, referring to its ...

Kunkle served as a fighter pilot during WWII and flew P-38 and P-57 aircraft. Kunkle received the Distinguished Service Cross for engaging 20 German aircraft and downing two of them. (U.S. Air ...

The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is sending additional bomber aircraft and Navy warships to the Middle East ...

This collaborative approach would eventually beget joint combat aircraft programs across the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force that would result in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.

The Su-57 Felon is the newest fifth-generation fighter jet to enter service ... an anti-submarine warfare and maritime patrol aircraft, the IL-38 Dolphin is designed to protect Russian naval ...

News, explainers, and analysis about fighter aircraft. By Nicholas Slayton By Nicholas Slayton By Matt White By Nicholas Slayton By Jeff Schogol By Jeff Schogol By Jeff Schogol By Patty Nieberg By ...

Austin ordered several B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft,a squadron of fighter jets, tanker aircraft and Navy destroyers to deploy to the Middle East, said Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press ...