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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.