It was supposed to be a routine combat air patrol for the 12 F6F Grumman Hellcat pilots of the “Pistol-Packin’ Airedales” ...
Driven by unprecedented times, scientists and engineers forged technological breakthroughs amidst the flames of war.
As Hitler's Panzers rolled across France towards Dunkirk in 1940, Alice Barber opened her local paper to read that her ...
The Corsair performed well during World War II, claiming 2,140 air combat victories against 189 losses—an overall kill ratio ...
Army 1st Lt. Jack Treadwell single-handedly took out six German pillboxes and captured 18 enemy soldiers during World War II.
You've likely seen the iconic image before - a woman in a red polka-dot bandana, rolling up her sleeve and flexing her muscle with the words 'We Can Do It.' ...
30-caliber guns on the P-40 B. But let's cut the P-40 Tomahawk a little slack. It wasn't one of the worst fighter planes of World War II, and despite suffering from a lack of power at ...
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P-51 Mustang: An American Icon
The combination of speed, range, and armament made the P-51 Mustang one of the most versatile platforms of the Second World ...
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has now accounted for a Cleveland soldier killed during World War II. According to an announcement, U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Robert T. McCollum, 22, was ...
Newark Advocate history columnist Doug Stout of the Licking County Library continues Staff Sgt. Robert "Bob" Hickman's story of survival in World War II.