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At 101 years old, World War II Air Force veteran Lester Schrenk got a dream flight along with other veterans on Monday in a ...
World War II fielded some of the first iconic fighter jets in military history. It also saw the arrival of some profound ...
To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, we asked historians to share their favorite museums around the world.
A rare World War II bomber, the B-29 Super Fortress named “FiFi,” flew into the Springfield-Branson National Airport. It’s ...
Wednesday, August 27, 2025, marks the 82nd anniversary of a military plane crash in which four airmen were killed.
Donald McPherson earned his wings in August of 1944, plenty of time to become an ace. He would be America's last ace of World ...
Amid the 80th anniversary of World War II’s end comes the death of what is believed to be America’s last surviving ace, Don ...
If anyone would benefit from some quality time at a history museum, it’s White House officials. Take Vance’s line on the end ...
The Aug. 30 celebration will focus on the war’s Pacific theater and Chinese-U.S. cooperation. An Aug. 20 news conference will precede the event.
Almost 90 US B-29 bombers dropped about 6,000 tons of napalm on Kumagaya, Japan, on the night of August 14-15, 1945. Eighty ...
With communities across West Michigan celebrating the 80th anniversary of “Victory over Japan Day” — the symbolic end of ...
Three unexploded U.S. bombs from World War II were defused on Wednesday in Cologne after the German city's biggest evacuation since the end of the war. The bombs were unearthed on Monday during ...