Sitting Ducks Over Normandy: A C-47 Pilot Remembers D-Day
A C-47 pilot gives his son a firsthand look at the dangerous missions he flew in flak-filled skies on D-Day and beyond.
D-Day Heroes Braved Flak to Secure Allied Victory
Troop Carrier Command played a vital role in Normandy and beyond, rapidly putting boots on the ground behind enemy lines with massive airlifts
The Luftwaffe’s High-Flying Diesel-Powered Bomber
A Russian prince piloting a modified Spitfire for the RAF targeted a Junkers JU-86R during World War II's highest aerial combat
The Engine That Won World War II
The course of World War II would have been very different without Rolls-Royce’s immortal Merlin engine.
The Crazy Contraption That Almost Killed Neil Armstrong
Apollo astronauts trained for the moon landings on a risky machine that nearly killed Neil Armstrong before he made his “one small step.”
DC Comics Author Pays Homage to His Uncle, a D-Day Hero
Bestselling author Robert Vinditti latest comic creation tells the story of American paratroopers badly misdropped on D-Day who fought in the June 10-12, 1944
Tragedy in the Air: The Hindenburg Disaster
On May 6, 1937, disaster struck German airship, the Hindenburg, at Lakehurst, New Jersey, bringing an end to the age of the rigid airship and uncertainty to the future of air travel.
60-Year-Old U-2 Spyplane Still Seeks Out the Enemy
Sixty years after its introduction, Lockheed’s U-2 spyplane continues to serve as America’s eyes in the sky over distant battlefields.
The U.S. Navy’s Curtiss NC-4: First Across the Atlantic
In the spring of 1919, three Navy-Curtiss flying boats set out to beat the competition and be the first to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
The South Vietnam Pilot Who Performed a Daring Feat To Save His Family
As his country crumbled, a South Vietnamese pilot attempting a high-risk landing on the Midway depended on the ship’s quick-thinking crew to save his family from disaster
Alex Vraciu: The Indestructible WWII Ace
He shot down 19 Japanese planes. But he lost three Hellcats - they called him 'Grumman's best customer'
