During World War II, many Allied pilots faced capture and imprisonment after being shot down. But one daring prisoner of war took matters into his own hands—stealing the camp commander’s personal ...

John Wayne starred in Lady for a Night back in 1942 - and the film's steamboat inspired the name of the World War 2 B-17 ...

In WW2, the British made destroying German dams a key strategic target ... they needed a special plane to deliver the payload: the Lancaster Bomber. Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content Licensing ...

on his first combat mission over the German heartland ... True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of WWII," once the odd two-plane formation reached the North Sea, Stigler rendered ...

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

The fighters provided crucial air support for the D-Day landings and many were adapted to be fighter-bombers to carry out attacks on German ground forces. WW2: What was the secret to winning the ...

The first operational jet bomber in history was called the Arado Ar 234 Blitz and entered service with the Luftwaffe in 1943 ...

The Lancaster Bomber carried out daring missions ... VE Day or Victory in Europe Day was on 8 May 1945, following Germany's surrender in WW2. But how did Britain plan for one of the greatest ...

Off the southern tip of Sicily, divers discovered the remains of a WWII plane and were able ... was a KG 54 (Kampfgeschwader, meaning German air force bomber unit), and it took off from Sicily ...

Julia Maruca Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023 7:52 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023 7:52 p.m. Among the trees of a national forest park near Frankfurt, Germany ... a World War II bomber crash site.