In 1943, as the Soviets claw back their territory from German forces, the skies above a Romanian oil field erupt with the ...

On May 7, 1942, Shokaku’s and Zuikaku’s D3A1 dive bombers sank the U.S. destroyer Sims and so badly damaged the fleet tanker Neosho that it was scuttled a few days later.

Amid the 80th anniversary of World War II’s end comes the death of what is believed to be America’s last surviving ace, Don ...

World War II dive bomber Sid Zimman, who lives in Oceanside, turned 100 on Thursday and shared what he calls his “adventures with the Marine Corps” some 80 years ago. Zimman fought the war in ...

Inverted WWII dive bomber found 3 miles deep in Pacific Ocean, with bomb still locked to its wing, NOAA Ocean Exploration says. It’s inside the sunken aircraft carrier Yorktown.

Service during World War II LaBonte fought in the Battle of Midway as a dive bomber on the naval plane Douglas SBD Dauntless. Between 1942 to 1946, he was part of 33 missions.

The Stuka dive bomber was a big part of the Nazi psychological warfare. It didn't just carry more than 1,000 pounds of bombs, it also had a siren that scared you half to death before they struck.

At the bottom of a lagoon in the Central Pacific, the scattered wreckage of two dive bombers and a torpedo bomber lost in battle against the forces of Imperial Japan has been found, offering hope ...

A rare WWII “Val” Dive Bomber has arrived at Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, September 2022. (Courtesy: Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum) But this isn’t about showing off old machines.