The surprise German air raid on December 2, 1943 of the Adriatic port of Bari, Italy has been called little Pearl Harbor for ...

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Whether they take you to the danger zone or send you back in time to World War I (or WWII), these airplane battle scenes are ...

Inside Hollywood's deep, complicated, mutually beneficial (and occasionally tragic) relationship with aviation.

Harrison Ford’s first role after playing Han Solo in Star Wars was in the forgotten World War II thriller, Force 10 From ...

One of the early missions of the famous 8th Air Force in World War II had one of the most incredible stories of the entire ...

Prize-winning military historian Rick Atkinson, a comic book fan growing up, hadn’t imagined his own work being suitable for ...

Amelia Earhart preparing for the Bendix Race at Floyd Bennett Field, 1933. Photo: National Park Service ...

Rachel Maddow will host a live event in Los Angeles next month tied to her latest podcast, Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order ...

The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt inspired the Y-wing, just as the Spitfire became the X-wing and B-29 Superfortress cockpits ...

The Boeing B-29's cockpit looks almost identical to the Millennium Falcon's. "Star Wars" even cited Boeing's planes as ...