On Nov. 6, 1918, William Vail engaged nine German fighters alone and saved the life of a fellow aviator. He shot down one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As we mark the centennial of the U.S. entry into the first World War — the first war fought in the skies as well as on the ground ...

Aviation evolved rapidly during WW1, with modern and more effective aircraft replacing the basic machines that took to the skies in 1914. Dr Peter Gray explores how the aeroplane turned into a machine ...

A discovery by the Museum and National Trust has revealed that not only did the Falkland Islands donate Spitfires to the British war effort in World War II but also three aircraft to the Royal Flying ...

The factory was the UK's largest producer of aircraft engines during World War One A factory used during World War One to produce aircraft engines is to be demolished - despite calls for at least part ...

When the world went to war in 1914 the Wright Brothers had only made the world's first powered flight little over a decade before. But the remarkable advances made in aviation during World War One are ...