The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ranges from propeller-driven trainers, fighters, flying boats, and bombers to the nation’s first generation of jet-powered ...

The Bell P-59 Airacomet was America’s first attempt at a jet-powered fighter, developed during World War II to rival advanced ...

22,000 pounds of thrust enable the Harrier II to hover like a helicopter, and then blast forward like a jet at near-supersonic speeds. Like every aircraft in the Marine fleet, this aircraft is ...

California, taught me to appreciate the iconic aircraft that paved the way for the cutting-edge jets that dominate today's skies. America's first jet trainer The US was among several countries around ...

It took some time before jet-powered aircraft found their way into the battlespaces of WWII, though more and more appeared toward the end of the conflict. While Germany invented the technology ...

Leading on from Ohain’s work, the first flight of a jet-powered aircraft was in August 27, 1939. By the end of World War II, a smattering of military jet aircraft had entered service ...

The company produced numerous combat and training aircraft models, most of which were inferior to those of its competitors, and was dissolved by court order at the end of World War II. In the final ...

America's first jet trainer The US was among several countries around the world ushering in a new era of fighter aircraft toward the end of World War II. The T-33 Shooting Star was instrumental in ...

Giving Ukraine the jet would strengthen its air force and benefit NATO, warfare analysts said. Sweden's Gripen, a fighter jet built for a war with Russia, is considered a good fit for Ukraine, but the ...