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 ...

Of course, situations can change on a bombing run, which is why some bombs were equipped with propellers on both front and back; two propellers means two fuzes for two possible detonations.

President Donald Trump announced that the US struck three Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday. Soon after the 78-year-old's ...

But when the flying bombs were aimed at a large city like London, accuracy didn’t matter much. More than 6,500 V-1s crashed or were shot down by fighters and anti-aircraft guns, but thousands ...

The V-1 "flying bomb" carrying about 1,000 pounds of explosives hit on June 13, 1944, near a railway bridge on Grove Road in south London, killing six and injuring 42.

It managed to fly through the 1967 and 1973 regional wars, as well as the 15-year civil war that ended in 1990. It kept flying during the 1982 Israeli invasion, and Israel’s 2006 war with Hezbollah.

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.

The Flying Fortress was perhaps the most notorious bomber in World War II, as a large, dependable, and well-equipped workhorse that was used in countless daylight raids over Germany from 1941 onwards.

Heartbreaking: The diary reveals the horror of WW2 London. ... June 18-24: Flying bombs all night and every night since last Thursday 15th. Truly a ceaseless day and night attack.

Of course, situations can change on a bombing run, which is why some bombs were equipped with propellers on both front and back; two propellers means two fuzes for two possible detonations.

Flying Above the Bombs, a Lebanese Airline Becomes an Unlikely National Hero Middle East Airlines has managed to fly through regional and civil wars since the 1960s. And it is still in the skies ...