The top five WWII aircraft carriers—chosen for their strategic impact and bravery—include the iconic USS Enterprise (CV-6) ...

Western officials say two incendiary devices were part of a covert Russian operation targeting cargo or passenger aircraft ...

A West Virginian man was flying a damaged B-17 bomber that was about to be shot down by German forces during World War II when he was saved by an unlikely ally who would eventually become a good ...

What you might not be aware of is that there were a fair few who were captured during the action and held as prisoners of war ...

I think I may have submechanophobia. The very thought of being submerged underwater in a solid metal casket loaded with explosive torpedoes chills me to the core. And yet, for Adolf Hitler, ...

Japan has grounded its fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft again after an incident last Sunday where one of the hybrid ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A World War II-era B-29 Superfortress plane is visiting the Ozarks all weekend. The plane named “Doc ...

World War II veteran David Allister ‘Mac’ MacDonald celebrated his 101st birthday at Stayner Legion Branch 457 on Saturday ...

On December 2, 1943, a four-engine Halifax aircraft exploded as it hit an unoccupied bungalow beside Applegarth School on Springwell Lane ...

Two companies want to puncture the Airbus-Boeing duopoly with a new jet type, but Airubs hopes to stay one step ahead with ...

The McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II project is a cautionary tale of military overreach, marked by costly delays, technical ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Nov. 2, 1947, Howard Hughes piloted his ...