Britain faced a new terror as Hitler unleashed his V-weapons—unstoppable flying bombs and rockets. In response, the Allies ...

The Martin PBM Mariner was a distinctive and powerful flying boat that played a key role in World War II, though it remains lesser-known than its counterpart, the PBY Catalina. First flown in 1939 and ...

Ken Jones, a retired Air Force Lt. Colonel, shares what it was like flying with nuclear bombs aboard his plane during the Cold War. He was one of the last military draftees.

Were WW2 Plane Cockpits Heated? Here's How Pilots Stayed Warm. ... Those planes, after all, often found themselves flying at altitudes anywhere between 20,000 and 35,000 feet.

Can you imagine an 1,100-pound unexploded bomb being unearthed by construction crews breaking ground on a Manhattan skyscraper? In Germany, it’s no big deal.

The German city of Cologne has finished evacuating 20,500 people, its largest evacuation order since World War II, after officials defused three massive, unexploded bombs.