The Vought V-173 “Flying Pancake” was one of WWII’s strangest aircraft experiments. Discover why the U.S. Navy tested this circular-wing plane.

In the dead of night over Nazi-occupied France, a black-painted B-24 Liberator roars through the clouds—alone, unarmed, and on a mission unlike any other. This is Operation Carpetbagger, one of World ...

Dive into the dramatic rise of aircraft carriers and legendary carrier planes like the Grumman Hellcat and F-14 Tomcat!

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GettyImages 1473873374 Jonathan GreenRolls Royce plc via Getty Images The gathering of aerial intelligence by a snooping aircraft ...

Air power may have proved lethally effective during the First World War, but the technology was still in its infancy. By 1939, however, European air forces as well as North American and Asian powers ...