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 ...

Not every plane was speedy, however. Some were slower but sturdier, able to withstand battle damage without going done. For ...

Germany's U-505 submarine was the 1st warship captured by the US Navy in over a century and top secret during World War II.

The remains of a Massachusetts airman whose aircraft was shot down over Germany during World War II have been identified, and ...

Strategic jet bombers are used to deliver nuclear and conventional ordnance to all parts of the world. These are the ones ...

In the 1930s, with the black clouds of war gathering over the skies of Europe once more, the Soviet Union under Josef Stalin ...

The medals of a hero Second World War bomber pilot whose wife was dragged ... Having used up all their liquid fighting the fire, the crew were exhausted and severely dehydrated following their ...

Back in 1942, John Wayne starred opposite Joan Blondell in Lady for a Night. The film follows a female casino steamboat owner ...

Three U.S. airmen disappeared after bailing out of a burning B-17 over Germany 80 years ago. An Offutt recovery team ...

An Antiques Roadshow expert teared up as he struggled to get through filming of a segment which has a personal meaning to him ...

Ideally, both the plane and crew also make it home to fight another ... held in high regard. Of all the heavy WWII bombers, the Fortress could take the most hits and still limp home.