The road to the Hawker Tempest was a long and appropriately tempestuous one, but the result was probably the best British ...

By far the best American fighter of 1939, and by far the shiniest aircraft on this list, the Curtiss Hawk 75A scored the ...

During WWII, engineers produced some of the most iconic aircraft in history. From sleek fighters to hulking steel beasts -- these were the best looking.

With World War 2 underway in 1939, the United States Army Air Corps began fielding reports from Germany and Britain about a ...

The P-39 was one of America's first-line pursuit planes in December 1941. It made its initial flight in April 1939 at Wright Field, Ohio, and by the time of the Pearl Harbor attack, nearly 600 had ...

Aviation enthusiasts will have the rare opportunity this weekend to soar through history aboard one of World War II’s most ...

The unconventional Ryan FR Fireball was the only fighter in operational service to be powered by both piston and jet engines: a true blend of old and new technologies. The fireball was also the first ...

Yo whats going on everybody, it’s Biggie cheese. When I’m not telling the world about how people call me Mr. Boombastic while calling me fantastic, I keep my mind thinking about straight tragedies ...

The Midway-class aircraft carrier was instrumental in American naval operations around the world spanning from the end of ...

Not even a government shutdown can ground the Army Air Corps ahead of the Air Force versus Army football game on Saturday. No, that’s not a typo. Even though the planned flyover by the Air Force and ...