Conversely, the tops of planes would often be painted green or brown, depending on the area in which they operated. That all ...

Key Points and Summary on Midway-Class – The U.S. Navy’s Midway-class ships, commissioned just after WWII, were America’s first aircraft carriers with armored flight decks, a direct response to ...

The Douglas A-1 Skyraider was designed for the US Navy in the final years of World War II. The A-1, a piston-engine propeller plane, held its own even as the US embraced jet-powered aircraft.

The U.S. Navy has honored a Texas World War II hero. Today a new aircraft carrier was named for Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller.

The Yakovlev Yak-9 was the most-produced Soviet fighter aircraft in WWII, with an estimated 16,769 units built. Powered by a 1,650 horsepower engine, the Yak-9 had a top speed of 374 mph and was ...

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A US Marine Corps aircraft has landed on a rebuilt runway on a World War II-era Japanese airfield on the Pacific island of Peleliu, site of one of the Marines ...