In this episode, we are going to examine just a handful of peculiar Allied prototype planes that bucked the trend of warplane ...

World War II witnessed tremendous growth in the size of American military aviation, from about 2,500 airplanes to nearly 300,000 by the war’s end. The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era ...

Not every plane was speedy, however. Some were slower but sturdier, able to withstand battle damage without going done. For ...

USA, Oita Prefecture--The last moments of Japan’s mammoth battleship Yamato were captured in extremely rare color footage taken from U.S. military aircraft in World War II, a war-history group said.

In the decades following World War II, numerous fighter pilots have emerged from the record books to belatedly receive an honor long denied them: credit for downing five enemy aircraft and ...

As its name suggests, this museum is packed with military aircraft (more specifically, World War I- and World War II-era airplanes), which have been restored to their prewar condition. Noteworthy ...

A few select military cars and trucks are also part ... extra for a guided tour led by passionate and knowledgeable WWII aviation experts. The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets ...

While the T-Bird no longer trains military pilots, the aircraft's legacy has been preserved ... train US Navy and Air Force pilots before World War II until the 1950s. The SNJ Texan, the Navy's ...