The Midway-class aircraft carriers, introduced post-World War II, became essential to the U.S. Navy during the Cold War. Built for endurance, these carriers were the first to carry nuclear arms ...

Summary and Key Points: The Midway-class aircraft carriers ... Designed in 1940 and commissioned after World War II, the ...

An F4U-4 Corsair, a fighter-bomber which mainly flew in World War II and the Korean War, is in San Diego on a long-term loan ...

Deep sea explorers have found two Japanese aircraft carriers that were sunk in battle ... solving 75-year-old cold case Bodies of US WW2 troops found on Pacific island Searching for Burma's ...

and, most recently, at the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Fla. Visitors can find the F4U on the hangar deck of the USS Midway near other WWII aircraft.

“This discovery is a compelling reminder of the history that rests on the seafloor at Midway ... aircraft sites. To date, 22 of these have been discovered and documented. This is the fourth ...

The USS Midway Museum on Friday opened a new exhibit featuring a famous historical military aircraft, an F4U-4 Corsair.

(CNN) -- A team of deep-sea explorers and historians have discovered a Japanese aircraft carrier that sank during the historic Battle of Midway in World War II. The wreckage of Akagi, which was ...

The USS Midway is one of these affiliated ... different exhibits and more than 30 restored aircraft, including some that have flown in World War II, Operation Desert Storm and the Korean War.