Navy pilot John Leppla was credited with shooting down five Japanese aircraft in aerial combat before he was shot down and ...

It was thanks to former WWI pilot Tommy Hitchcock that the P-51 entered U.S service — and changed the skies over Europe ...

Pilot John Leppla, right, was a WWII Navy ace, credited with shooting down five Japanese aircraft in aerial combat before he was shot down and declared Missing in Action. (U.S. Navy/National ...

From dogfights to epic bombing runs, these 10 military aviation films soar with real aircraft that bring authentic air power ...

As more and more men in the U.S. Navy deployed overseas during World War II, someone needed to fill traditionally ...

The remains of the pilot of a downed World War II Army bomber that was the subject of a pioneering ... In early 2023, the DPAA and the Navy conducted a five-week deepwater search of the site using a ...

A U.S. pilot who was long considered missing in action after a failed World War II mission has been found ... the war accounting agency sent the U.S. Navy Experimental Diving Unit to confirm ...

Rosie the Riveter wasn't one person, but she is one of the most enduring icons of American history, representing the estimated 6 million women who entered the workforce during World War II.

About 66,000 U.S. veterans of WWII are still living ... dubbed Operation Pacific Tribute. Oury and former Navy pilot Scott Seeberger raised money for the trip after being involved in a similar ...

A 2019 discovery by Danish divers found the wreck in the depth of the Baltic Sea, leading excavators to later pull evidence ...