The P-47 Thunderbolt was a machine built around its colossal engine, designed to dominate the skies with speed, altitude, and ...

The PV-1 bomber, which also bore four guns, flew successful missions throughout the war. North American B-25 Mitchell One of the best known airplanes of World War II, the B-25 bomber was also one ...

The aircraft flew her first bombing mission later that year on Aug. 16 against a German fighter ... and became the American bomber to survive the most missions of World War II.

a group of primarily African American fighter and bomber military pilots and airmen who fought in World War II. Florida is one of the first states in the nation to honor the Tuskegee airmen with their ...

A World War Two American fighter pilot has been surprised with ... Joe Peterburs was escorting United States Army Air Forces bombers over Germany on 10 April 1945 when he was forced to bail ...

The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ranges from propeller-driven trainers, fighters, flying boats, and bombers to the nation’s first generation of jet-powered ...

The fighters provided crucial air support for the D-Day landings and many were adapted to be fighter-bombers to carry out attacks on German ground forces. WW2: What was the secret to winning the ...

In six days U.S. and British bombers dropped 20,000 tons of bombs on Nazi targets. The heavy attacks brought Luftwaffe fighter planes out in force and that was exactly what the Allies, and ...

a group of primarily African American fighter and bomber military pilots and airmen who fought in World War II. Florida is one of the first states in the nation to honor the Tuskegee airmen with ...