From 1939 to 1945, WWII saw the most intense air combat the world had ever known. In this video, we count down the top five fighter ... plant Oldest US Aircraft Carrier Fills Pacific Power Gap ...

Entering service in 1940, the Focke-Wulf Fw190 was one of Germany's widely produced planes and was the country's only fighter plane powered by a radial engine. In its base configuration ...

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

During World War II, many Japanese regarded America’s Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft as the most capable aircraft in the conflict. This belief was based on more than a feeling; by the end ...

One of the most sinister aircraft of World War II, the Junkers Ju 87 ... and was responsible for destroying 17% of the Luftwaffe fighter fleet. The Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero was incredibly ...

World War II fighter ace Joe Foss ... He recovered to shoot down 22 more enemy aircraft during a prolific six-week period in the South Pacific that autumn, then followed by taking out three ...