On Dec. 9, 1941, two days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Vultee Vice President of Production D. I. Caroll boasted that the plane manufacturer's Nashville division had increased productivity by two ...

Few machines capture the imagination like the sleek silhouette of a German warplane carving through the sky. Whether you ...

When flying ace and aircraft manufacturer Gerhard Fieseler designed the Fieseler Fi 156 after a request from the Luftwaffe ...

The Hellcat’s forgiving flight characteristics and durability allowed less experienced pilots to survive early engagements and gain greater experience against the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero.

There were few World War 2 fighters that could match the speed and firepower of America’s premier warbirds. The Republic P-47 ...

"There were a lot of things that happened before today that gives us the freedom that we have now and that is very important ...

The Champaign Aviation Museum has expanded to create additional hangar space and opportunities for new programs and exhibits. A ribbon cutting for the new expanded space will be held at 1 p.m.

The Jet Age began in the wake of World War 2, when technology made a massive leap and more fighter aircraft began ...