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P-38 Lightning: The Backbone of America’s World War II Air Force
Before the arrival of the vaunted North American P-51D Mustang, towards the end of World War II, U.S. forces relied on other ...
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In 1945, eighty years ago, no one knew how World War II would end
Eighty years ago, during World War II, the United States operated full-scale military operations worldwide while planning how ...
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World War II-era bombers to fly into Pangborn Memorial Airport after 2-year hiatus
The Commemorative Air Force plans to fly its World War II planes into Pangborn Memorial Airport, after roughly two-years.
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U.S. Air Force, Navy Restore Historic WWII-Era Airfield in the Pacific
US Air Force and Navy restore historic WWII-era airfield on Tinian in the Pacific. The airfield was a key launching point for ...
Enola Gay pilot's granddaughter decries 'shameful' Trump Defense Department DEI word purge
The granddaughter of Paul W. Tibbets Jr. — the pilot who flew the bomber Enola Gay that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima during World War II — called the Trump administration flagging photos of the ...
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women ...
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How a ‘Dauntless’ dive bomber became a WWII ace at Coral Sea
Navy pilot John Leppla was credited with shooting down five Japanese aircraft in aerial combat before he was shot down and ...
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World War II-era Soldier developed the lithium-ion battery
John B. Goodenough, a former soldier, was awarded the Nobel Prize for helping create the lithium-ion battery, used today in a ...
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National Politics
In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, armorers and other ground personnel undergo training at Chanute Field, Ill., ...