Eighty years after their wedding, members of Superior gathered together at the Richard I. Bong Veteran's Memorial Center to ...

He is a first rate combat pilot and the reckless bravery of his attacks … are something you can well be proud of.” When one thinks of America’s World War II air aces—those who have destroyed five or ...

The United States manufactured 12,275 Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter planes in ... MG 131 machine guns in its nose. The most widely manufactured British aircraft of WWII was the Supermarine Spitfire.

Pat Nabong/Sun-Times file Share Anthony Faikus did just about anything he wanted. He was a World War II fighter pilot, an author of a memoir, a robust gymnast and a strong swimmer who at nearly 90 ...

German engineers and scientists created some exceptional and novel military designs during WWII. Granted, not everything they created was an instant success, and they even created one fighter jet ...

The XF8B was envisioned to provide the U.S. Navy with a long-range carrier-borne fighter that could take the fight to the Japanese mainland. When it comes to military aircraft manufacturing, Boeing is ...

Per CBS 8 San Diego, a video showcased the fighter jet diving nose first into the water. The two-seat EA-18 Growler fell at high speed before slamming into the ocean. CBS 8 San Diego reports that ...

Before the year was over, he would be in Italy, flying combat missions with the 332nd Fighter Group. He would fly 43 combat missions during World War II. Harry Stewart, Jr. in the cockpit of his P ...

Jiří Klůc (left) collected hundreds of birthday cards for World War II fighter pilot Antonin Fajkus (right) and delivered them to Fajkus during a celebration of his 101st birthday at the ...