“ By the afternoon, only one Japanese carrier remained: Hiryū. It’s believed Best’s bomb was one of four to strike the vessel, making him the first pilot to successfully bomb two Japanese aircraft ...

The USS Enterprise (CV-6), an aircraft carrier, was the most decorated American naval vessel to fight in World War II and ...

While the A6M was fast and nimble, it was not as sturdy as American fighters ... Japan's premier carrier torpedo bomber early in World War II. These were the aircraft that carried the torpedoes at ...

Witness the incredible story of Richard Halsey Best, the WWII pilot whose daring actions at the Battle of Midway led to the destruction of two enemy carriers. A true tale of courage and heroism!

Six months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, they launched another assault with plans to occupy Midway Atoll and … ...

Designers and crew like to give their aircraft nicknames—very often, the nickname that sticks is from an attribute of the ...

The U.S. Navy has used standard naming conventions for its ships and sumbarines since it was established in 1775, but who ...

The last three were American citizens who turned against ... High tech science has been involved in espionage, especially since WWII. The U2 spy plane and its successor, the SR-71 reconnaissance ...

On the night that Tyler Bilodeau returned from an ankle injury, the Bruins showed just how formidable they can be.

This became the record for US aircraft in the conflict ... Reversing past actions is among the many challenges of restoring WWII military planes. This is the main work that the National Air and Space ...

On June 4, 1942, four Army Air Corps Marauders defending Midway island attacked Japanese aircraft ... more than any other American aircraft during World War II (A de Havilland Mosquito B. Mk. IX ...