The United States has used several different insignia on its military aircraft throughout its aviation history, and some have ...
Consolidated's most famous aircraft in World War II were the B-24 Liberator and the PBY Catalina patrol plane. However, ...
A black-and-white photo of a P-47 Thunderbolt airplane being pushed on the runway by a maintenance crew - Bettmann/Getty Images The real-world analog for the "Star Wars" Y-wing starfighter is less ...
World War II aircraft were painted in a wide assortment of colors, from shades of gray to olive drab, blue, and camouflage patterns. British planes were painted Dark Earth, Dark Green, and Night — a ...
On June 12, 1943, the F4U-1 Corsair fighter crashed into the lake near Waukegan during practice landings and takeoffs from the USS Wolverine. The pilot, Carl Harold Johnson, survived the crash but was ...
History buffs know the image well: a score of U.S. fighter planes sporting the now-iconic black and white stripes across their wings soaring over Normandy as the Allies mounted one of the most ...
The city of Livermore is recognizing our country’s 249th year of independence with a display of the warbirds that have helped preserved that freedom. A P51 Mustang and B25 Bomber, both crucial during ...
Fighter aircraft have always been the cutting edge of air combat. Whether ripping through the skies of Europe in World War II or patrolling the airspace in today’s contested zones, these machines ...
Twenty years prior to 1969 most air forces had been flying piston-engined fighters essentially no different from those of ...
"World News Tonight" anchor David Muir reported on a remarkable moment as a 100-year-old World War II fighter pilot returned to the skies over McKinleyville, California, taking the controls of the ...