During the Second World War, Allied aircraft conducting bombing missions over occupied Europe faced not-only the threat of enemy fighters but also navigated through skies illuminated by the bursts of ...

The German 88 mm gun, one of the most iconic artillery pieces of WWII, had a well-deserved reputation for deadly accuracy and ...

Kyiv's troops were recently spotted firing, possibly in training, decades-old anti-aircraft guns identified as KS-19 100 mm systems. The video was flagged by UA Weapons Tracker, an open source ...

According to most historical records and accounts, World War II caused an estimated 70 to 85 million fatalities worldwide. The war, which took place from 1939 to 1945, saw violent clashes between ...

Connie Evans joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1941 and served as a height and range plotter on an anti-aircraft ... gun batteries, in roles other than firing. ... WW2 anti-aircraft guns.

Ukrainian forces were spotted firing anti-aircraft guns from the 1940s as old weapons make a comeback in Russia's bloody war ...

During World War II, ... .50 caliber machine gun capable of firing 500 rounds a minute, the M2 was used as an anti-aircraft gun, a close-range naval gun, ...

Taylor, now 99, manned an anti-aircraft gun during the battle. Historians knew the crew tried to keep the ship afloat by jettisoning some smaller anti-aircraft guns on the port side.

Connie Evans joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1941 and served as a height and range plotter on an anti-aircraft battery, helping to target German bombers.