The late James Combs of Rochelle served in the United States Navy from 1943-1946. Combs served during World War II and was on the USS Suwannee during the Battle of Leyte Gulf off the coast of the ...
Weighed down by the responsibility of training a new rampie, and struggling to get out of Joe's doghouse, DC3 co-pilot Tyler gets a once in a lifetime opportunity to stunt fly in his Cessna 180 for a ...
Follow the final day of a World War II kamikaze pilot. This video tells the story of Aoki Kenji, a 21-year-old Zero pilot, from his last rituals and farewell letters to his final dive toward an ...
A dive team explores the submerged B-29 bomber at Lake Mead, a WWII relic preserved underwater since 1948. PHOENIX — A specialized diving team recently explored one of Arizona's most intriguing ...
The U.S. Navy’s top uniformed officer has introduced his vision for the Navy's future, focusing on using smaller and newer assets instead of consistently turning to huge aircraft carriers.
The Pacific during the Second World War was the largest battlefield in history, yet all but a tiny fraction of it was water. As a direct result the flying boat was of particular value in this realm, ...
The Douglas DC-3 carried its first passengers in June of 1936 for American Airlines, and 90 years later the plane is still flying commercially.
Georgia is the only state where you can pilot a full scale commercial jet simulator, delivering an immersive hands on ...
Boyd first traveled to the Arctic on a 1924 tourist expedition to the Svalbard Archipelago, lying halfway between Norway’s ...
Today, there's no shortage of masterpieces in this genre. For over a hundred years, war movies have been at the forefront of entertainment and influencing our modern pop culture. There's a list of war ...
The USN used many B-24 Liberators with great success for long-range patrol and anti-submarine warfare, designating them the ...
An Air Force base in the Upper Peninsula was once as big as a city. Now that it’s gone, a few former residents are trying to keep its memory alive.