It's hard to imagine now in our globalized world, but many of the young American soldiers who headed onto massive ships like ...

On March 19, 1945, the USS Franklin was devastated by a brutal Japanese airstrike just off the coast of Japan, leaving her heavily damaged and burning. With much of her crew killed or forced overboard ...

During WWII, the Soviet Union experimented with a radical concept—massive bombers carrying fighter planes deep into enemy territory. These "flying aircraft carriers" could launch swarms of fighters ...

In the three years following the Battle of Midway, the Japanese built six aircraft carriers ... And there were all kinds of jobs.” World War II utterly transformed Mobile and its economy.

The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ranges from propeller-driven trainers, fighters, flying boats, and bombers to the nation’s first generation of jet-powered ...

This article is the first in a two-part series on “Operation Whale Tail,” the CIA’s ambitious project to reformat a U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane for aircraft carrier use. The second article ...

One of the most sinister aircraft ... World War II, the Junkers Ju 87, was a dive bomber notable for its shallow V-shaped wings and its high-pitched diving whine. Also known as the Stuka, the ...

The RAF called for reinforcements and over the summer hundreds of Spitfires were shipped in by aircraft carriers ... out attacks on German ground forces. WW2: What was the secret to winning ...