NOTE: This story originally aired on WBAY-TV2 in 1992 and was done by reporter Jerry Burke. As the story was done before digital news media, the script for this story may be incomplete. Please watch ...
In the skies of World War II, bomber crews faced merciless anti-aircraft fire that turned every mission into a deadly gamble. This video looks at some of the roughest bomber crash landings, where ...
William “Bill” Hanchett was a Berkeley-educated history scholar. He was a civilian historian for the U.S. Air Force and for more than 30 years taught U.S. history at San Diego State University, where ...
After pulling out of a 500-miles-an-hour nosedive, the veteran pilot, Jerry Neal, said he suddenly saw a rock bar on the ...
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The annual Warbird Weekend Static Aviation Show will return to Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) Oct. 4 and Oct. 5. The event features rare historic aircraft, ...
The Flying Fortress cumulatively dropped more bombs than any other plane during World War II, but those numbers came at a ...
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Have you ever wanted to ride in a WWII TBM Avenger torpedo bomber aircraft? The Capital Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) will offer warbird rides at Grimes Field on ...
At 81, Lady Liberty is perfecting her latest career -- she's a teacher. And the Douglas A-26 Invader is ready to begin lessons Saturday morning. Lady Liberty will be on static display -- meaning she ...
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 ...