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Air SeaThe USS Scorpion Buried at SeaPublished: August 26, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Officially, the sub USS Scorpion sank due to torpedo malfunction, but new evidence supports the belief Scorpion was victim of a Soviet antisubmarine attack.
Navy Aircraft at Pensacola on the Eve of World War 2 - Photo EssayPublished: August 14, 2009 at 11:33 am
Photographs of Navy aircraft taken by Lt. John O. Rush Jr, a navy flying cadet at Pensacola, on the eve of World War II
The American Way of War?Published: July 24, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Amphibious operations are the most difficult to execute, but during World War II, the U.S. military practically perfected them.
Archie Donahue: WWII Ace PilotPublished: June 26, 2007 at 1:39 pm
From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, Marine pilot Archie Donahue established his reputation as a combat ace.
The Women's Air Raid Defense: Protecting the Hawaiian IslandsPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:05 pm
In the dark days after Pearl Harbor, many of the islands' young women joined the Women's Air Raid Defense to help prevent another disaster.
Nancy Harkness Love: Female Pilot and First to Fly for the U.S. MilitaryPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:02 pm
Nancy Harkness Love proved her mettle in the air and gained recognition for women pilots in a man's world.
Amelia EarhartPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:02 pm
A tomboy who defied early-20th-century conventions, Earhart successfully crusaded for women pilots' place in the sky.
World War II: Mexican Air Force Helped Liberate the PhilippinesPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:02 pm
The only Mexican Air Force unit to serve overseas during World War II, the Aztec Eagles fought to liberate the Philippines.
USS Franklin: Struck by a Japanese Dive Bomber During World War IIPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:01 pm
Franklin's fire marshal, Lieutenant Stanley Graham, spoke for her whole crew: 'Boys, we got pressure in the lines, we got hoses. Let's get in there and save her.'
Red Baron: World War I Ace Fighter Pilot Manfred von RichthofenPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:01 pm
More than eight decades after his death on the Western Front, fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen's fame remains undimmed.
Eddie Rickenbacker and Six Other People Survive a B-17 Crash and Three Weeks Lost in the Pacific OceanPublished: June 12, 2006 at 7:59 pm
In the early days of World War II an amazing story of survival unfolded when American icon WWI ace Eddie Rickenbacker and six others were plucked out of the Pacific some three weeks after their B-17 crashed into the sea.
The Guggenheims: Aviation VisionariesPublished: June 12, 2006 at 7:58 pm
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