Lt. Ralph DuPont, a World War II F6F-5 Hellcat Pilot, went missing during the Battle of Formosa in 1944. It took 80 years to ...
From there, his kill tally rose in twos and threes. On July 5, 1944, he stood atop the victory list in Europe with 28 kills, ...
As World War 2 loomed over the horizon, the British Royal Air Force introduced the Supermarine Spitfire just in time for the ...
History enthusiasts can get a small glimpse at World War II air battles this weekend in the Inland Empire. They can get up ...
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.
P-47 Thunderbolt pilots discuss their experience flying and strafing in the P-47. I've added footage that I've designed sound for[...] ...
Armed with little more than determination and a forward gun, an American PBY Catalina floatplane stunned the Japanese by downing a Mitsubishi A6M Zero in a desperate World War II dogfight.
Image Credit: Senior Airman Keith James - Dvidshub.net/ Public Domain/ Wiki Commons. Some own the skies. Others slip through them unseen. But every aircraft in this ...
The Exploration Vessel Nautilus visited the wreckage of the USS Quincy during a 2025 expedition, providing the first look at the ship in 33 years.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Vladimir Putin will keep driving the Ukraine war "wider and deeper" unless he is stopped Addressing the UN General Assembly, he calls for countries to work ...
For 1st time, Ukraine hits 2 Russian amphibious aircraft in occupied Crimea, intelligence claims, shows footage Putin proposes temporary US-Russia nuclear arms control deal but vows response to 'any ...
Ukraine’s elite “Ghost” unit attacked a Russian Black Sea fleet, destroying a pair of amphibious war planes for the first time in the war, officials said Monday. Ukraine’s military intelligence ...