The Americans are going up against the mighty Japanese fleet also known as the Kidō Butai. On this day, Best and his SBD Dauntless will take part in the sinking of 2 of the 4 Japanese carriers ...

The Empress of Asia was the second big Canadian Pacific ship to be the lost in the Second World War: the Empress of Britain ...

After three crewmen were swallowed up by the Pacific at the end of World War II, a modern-day rescue effort went to find them ...

Wreckage of what is likely 1940-41 Ford Super Deluxe ‘Woody,’ in the hangar deck of USS Yorktown. (Courtesy of NOAA Ocean ...

During the dive, at least three Douglas SBD Dauntless ... to the hangar deck and set ablaze after being struck by three Japanese bombers. The cameras, meanwhile, picked up more than just the ...

When Lake Michigan was used practicing carrier takeoff and landing during WWII, naval air operations didn't always go quite ...

Zink recalled that the Japanese had six airfields with over 400 planes. He was a part of the 13th Air Force, and they were to cover 24 Douglass SBD Dauntless dive bombers and 24 Grumman TBF ...

Japan’s Ministry of Defense is considering adopting “Reppū” (烈風 “Strong Wind”) — the name of a former Imperial Japanese Navy ... being struck by dive bombers from the USS Yorktown.