The B-36 “Peacemaker,” the largest warplane ever constructed, first took to the skies more than eight decades ago. Retired early following a brief stint in service with the U.S. Strategic Air Command, ...

On April 15, 1935, the Douglas TBD Devastator took to the skies for the first time, marking a bold leap forward in naval ...

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During WWII, the Soviet Union experimented with a radical concept—massive bombers carrying fighter planes deep into enemy territory. These "flying aircraft carriers" could launch swarms of fighters ...

The historic Grumman Plant 2 mural, painted in 1945 by noted muralist Victor White, was created for the lobby of the old ...

Ultimately, the Meteor was not great and not terrible. It was a steady, reliable bird, and proved useful for the British and Allied air forces.

The remains of a soldier from Massachusetts whose aircraft crashed in Europe during World War II in 1945 have been identified, and he will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery, the Defense POW ...

Residents in Cheltenham are being allowed back into their properties after a suspected World War Two shell was found. Albion Street was closed at about 06:00 GMT following a report ammunition had ...

The nuclear-armed North also officially unveiled an airborne early-warning aircraft for the first time, a capability that could improve its aging air defence systems. Photographs published by state ...

In late May 1945, U.S. aircraft heavily bombed Tokyo ... disinterred 65 sets of remains from the prison in early 1946, after World War II ended. The service was able to identify 25 sets of ...

The nuclear-armed North also officially unveiled an airborne early-warning aircraft for the first time, a capability that could improve its aging air defense systems. Photographs published by state ...

North Korea revealed its first airborne early warning and control aircraft and reported that leader Kim Jong-un supervised tests of AI-powered "suicide attack drones" earlier this week. The Korean ...