World War II witnessed tremendous growth in the size of American military aviation, from about 2,500 airplanes to nearly 300,000 by the war’s end. The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era ...

What You Need to Know: The top five WWII aircraft carriers—chosen for their strategic impact and bravery—include the iconic USS Enterprise (CV-6) for its extensive combat achievements and ...

The Mitsubishi A6M Zero was among the aircrafts used in Japan's attacks on the U.S. at places like Pearl Harbor in 1942, devastating American planes at the time. The lightweight aircraft was ...

Italian and Canadian WWII aircraft production is surprisingly comparable (not adjusting for the time spent at war).

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 ...

During World War II, before the age of computer-generated aircraft engineering drawings, thousands of skilled draftsmen created tens of thousands of drawings for every aspect of every model of ...

Vintage warbird aircraft like the P-51 Mustang have taken on reshaped wings, new paint, and more to modernize performance.

The wreck of a US aircraft carrier that was sunk during World ... because she was one of the capital ships that was lost during WWII," Vulcan spokesman Robert Kraft said. Pictures from the seabed ...

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight planes are a regular feature at summer air shows Wartime aircraft due to fly at this weekend’s Duxford Summer Air Show have been grounded after a fatal crash.

During World War II, the United States Navy commissioned 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers, making it the most numerous class ...

After enduring kamikaze attacks, the USS Ticonderoga returns to San Francisco at the end of World War II.