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At the start of World War II, Japan's Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter was the most vaunted and feared weapon in the enemy arsenal...

Air Force Col. Merryl Tengesdal started out in the Navy flying helicopters but ended up becoming the first Black woman to fly...

With its giant flying saucer-like rotating radar dome, the Hawkeye is an odd-looking and ungainly plane.

I was a bombardier on the B-26 Nick's Chick in the 344th bomb group, 495th squadron. The following are the recollections that...

In 1960, the Soviet Union shot down a lone American flying at 80,000 feet above its cities. The secret mission was to gather...

Col. James Jabara, who once ate 20 carrots a day to improve his eyesight, was hailed as America's first jet ace and, by some...

At the height of the Cold War, U.S. Air Force scientists dreamed of a fleet of nuclear-powered aircraft. They almost made it...

Being an actor who signs on to do a movie with Tom Cruise usually means there are going to be some stunts involved.

The XF-84 "Thunderscreech" was scrapped because no one would fly it and it was painful for anyone within earshot.

The huge aircraft is made entirely of birch wood and took around four years to complete.