World War 2 saw various innovations in the field of aviation ... That said, we're looking at some of the fastest planes to be fielded during the Second World War. Want retirement to come a ...

The remains of a Massachusetts airman whose aircraft was shot down over Germany during World War II have been identified, and he will soon come home to be buried. In March 1945, U.S. Army Air Forces ...

U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Loring E. Lord was 28 and served as a gunner aboard an A-26B “Invader” on a bombing mission to Dülmen, Germany, in March of 1945 when the aircraft was hit by heavy fire ...

The fierce shark teeth on some warplanes have their roots in World Wars I and II, and they continue on today. Here's why ...

On 14 May 1940, during the bombing raid on a convoy of German tanks in northern France, his plane was shot out of the sky. "My dad thought he was a goner I think," Ms Stopforth said. "In his ...

On 14 May 1940, during the bombing raid on a convoy of German tanks in northern France, his plane was shot out of the sky. "My dad thought he was a goner I think," Ms Stopforth previously said.

The plane proved decisive in gaining air superiority ... adapted to be fighter-bombers to carry out attacks on German ground forces. WW2: What was the secret to winning the Battle of Britain?