On May 10, 1940, Germany smashed into Western Europe, and within forty eight hours the RAF was forced into one of the most ...

World War II Navy veteran Ira “Ike” Schab, one of the dwindling number of survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl ...

Motivated by his childhood intrigue, a young Gozitan engineer named Matthew Curmi, 24, has authored a book on aircraft losses in Gozo during the Second World War. His book reveals unique insights into ...

James Kelly “Jim” Kunkle, a highly decorated World War II fighter pilot and lifelong champion of aviation, passed away at ...

When a broke deer hunter needs to fly his venison home from the Midwest, his brother hitches him a ride on an old federal plane network.

Wing Commander Guy Gibson, who led the World War 2 Dam Busters raid on Nazi Germany, is remembered with a blue plaque at his former home in ...

The musician and actor shot to fame with his role in his parents' television show 'The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet' ...

Arguably, the Bréguet Br.1050 Alizé (French: “Tradewind”) does not match the spectacularly appealing ugliness of its British ...

A new aviation museum in Juno Beach features about 1,000 model airplanes — only half of its owner's collection.

Flyers stuck in queues at Sydney Airport over Christmas have been promised smoother, faster trips as the airport spends ...

His twin brother, the former Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński, in Poland was a commonly disliked character. His party had lost not only the parliamentary elections of 2007 but continually lost ...

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