From the Me 262 to late-war Spitfires and Mustangs, this list ranks WWII’s quickest combat-ready aircraft by top speed and ...

The Gloster Meteor, Britain’s first operational jet fighter, was developed under strict secrecy during the Second World War.

Soon after the invention and mass adoption of airplanes, governments started used them for war. Suddenly, soldiers had to watch out for flying machines spraying hot lead and dropping bombs. However, ...

One of the last surviving combat aces from the war, he took down five Japanese aircraft and helped save a destroyer during the Battle of Okinawa. By Richard Sandomir On April 6, 1945, during the ...

World War II proved that control of the oceans could determine the outcome of a global conflict. While battleships had long ...

Vast swarms of aircraft were built during the Second World War as combatants constantly tried to seize an advantage. With so many aircraft, it made sense to modify an existing aircraft rather than ...

Metro area residents will be able to ride inside not just one, but two World War II-era planes. On Tuesday and Wednesday, people can go on a flight in the historic B-29 “Doc” and/or the P-51 ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Cheryl W. Thompson about her book, "Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen," which chronicles Black World War II pilots who were lost in combat. The ...