In the skies of World War II, bomber crews faced merciless anti-aircraft fire that turned every mission into a deadly gamble. This video looks at some of the roughest bomber crash landings, where ...
NEW CENTURY, Kan. — If you love history and airplanes, there is a special event just for you happening at the New Century AirCenter. It’s called the Air Power History Tour, where three working World ...
In November 1944, a U.S. B-17 bomber returned from a mission with no crew aboard. The aircraft flew for miles and made a violent but survivable landing on its own. Soldiers who searched the plane ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - On Saturday, veterans from the Second World War took to the skies in a vintage plane, honoring their service in the war. This comes just weeks away from the 80th anniversary ...
William “Bill” Hanchett was a Berkeley-educated history scholar. He was a civilian historian for the U.S. Air Force and for more than 30 years taught U.S. history at San Diego State University, where ...
Because of its ability to attack targets that were hundreds of miles away from its airbases in England, the bombers of World War II were vital assets to the Allied war effort. Tasked with the ...
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The annual Warbird Weekend Static Aviation Show will return to Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) Oct. 4 and Oct. 5. The event features rare historic aircraft, ...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Tours begin on Wednesday of a rare World War II bomber. The B-29 Super Fortress named “FiFi,” flew into the Springfield-Branson National Airport on Monday. It’s part of the ...