Those futuristic spacecraft in "Star Wars" didn't come out of nowhere. X-wings are basically space Spitfires, and Y-wings ...

One massive 16-cylinder HEMI engine was made by Chrysler and was poised to improve fighter planes during World War II. Only a ...

This article explores how WWII fighter designs reveal core reliability principles still essential in today’s industrial and ...

Keegan Chetwynd walked through the museum hangar doors Monday toward what is perhaps America’s most legendary fighter plane. He looped around the tail, strolling up the portside, stopping underneath ...

According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority over the Germans. To ensure the ground effort got to Berlin, the air war had to be ...

There were few World War 2 fighter aircraft that could match the speed and firepower of America’s top fighters. The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and Lockheed P-38 Lightning were some of the best fighters ...

On June 12, 1943, the F4U-1 Corsair fighter crashed into the lake near Waukegan during practice landings and takeoffs from the USS Wolverine. The pilot, Carl Harold Johnson, survived the crash but was ...

The city of Livermore is recognizing our country’s 249th year of independence with a display of the warbirds that have helped preserved that freedom. A P51 Mustang and B25 Bomber, both crucial during ...

World War II was such an all-encompassing conflict that nearly everyone was involved in one way or another. In the United States, civilians gathered scrap metal and other materials for the war effort, ...

The USS Hornet — an aircraft carrier that saw service in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, ...

An Upstate fighter pilot will soon be laid to rest more than 82 years after was killed in a plane crash during World War II.

Two World War II veterans on Saturday gave the thumbs-up to a memory-provoking ride on the “Beach City Baby,” the 1942 ...