The war heated up, and so did production of the B-24. The H and J models arrived with no fewer than 10 .50-caliber machine guns and a maximum bomb load of about 8,000 pounds.

There were few World War 2 fighter aircraft that could match the speed and firepower of America’s top fighters. The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and Lockheed P-38 Lightning were some of the best ...

Speaking of iconic, the P-51 Mustang is debatably the most acclaimed American fighter of WWII. This is ironic, as the initial brief for the design was driven by the RAF's need for more Curtiss P ...

The Meteor wielded four 20mm Hispano cannon and boasted a max airspeed of 600 mph (Mach 0.78; 970 km/h, 520 kn). 250 Meteors were made during the war. Bell P-59 Airacomet (United States of America) ...

Harry Stewart Jr. would survive World War II as one of only four Tuskegee Airmen with three air-to-air victories in a single day, leading a storied Air Force career before leaving active duty in 1950.

World War II fighter pilot Antonin Fajkus receives birthday greetings brought from the Czech Republic by tour guide Jiří Klůc. Klůc was surprised that Fajkus could still speak Czech fluently.

A Messerschmitt Bf-109 G-6 at Midwest Aero Restorations at the Vermilion Regional Airport in Danville on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.The company specializes in WWII fighter airplane restoration work.

After the Allies captured Tinian in 1944, the Navy immediately began constructing what was then the world's largest air base, building over existing airstrips for smaller Japanese fighter planes.