The Hellcat’s forgiving flight characteristics and durability allowed less experienced pilots to survive early engagements and gain greater experience against the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero.

The A6M3 Model 32 Zero was resurrected by combining the damaged remains of two aircraft found at Taroa island in the Marshall Islands in early 1990. A Second World War A6M3 Model 32 (Reisen) Zero ...

From there, his kill tally rose in twos and threes. On July 5, 1944, he stood atop the victory list in Europe with 28 kills, ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on April 11, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa. The suicide attack instantly killed ...

The Military Aviation Museum has canceled its largest fundraiser of the year, the airshow "Warbirds Over the Beach," scheduled for this weekend.

Arthur Van Haren Jr. was one of the top fighter pilots of WWII. He also was my grandfather. I called him “Tata,” a nickname for grandfather in Spanish. He didn’t tell me much about World War II. Tata ...

During World War II, military officials reported naval aviators flew from aircraft carriers, projecting air power across vast stretches of the Pacific Ocean, and participated in major battles such as ...

The 431st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron will be a tenant unit of the 8th Fighter Wing based at Kunsan Air Base in ...

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