The Douglas A-1 Skyraider, introduced at the end of World War II, became one of the longest-serving propeller-driven combat aircraft in history. Initially developed as a carrier-based torpedo and dive ...

In the season of giving, the community has the opportunity to fund repairs for a vintage World War II-era airplane based in Conroe. The Commemorative Air Force Gulf Coast Wing announced earlier this ...

During World War II, the nation's automakers were called upon to help with its war effort. So, when the Army Air Corps expressed interest in having Chrysler develop an engine for a high-speed pursuit ...

LONDON — A former Royal Air Forces pilot has taken to the skies in a Spitfire at 102 years old. Jack Hemmings, an ex-squadron leader with Britain's air force, is believed to be the oldest pilot to fly ...

Since 1911, when Eugene Burton Ely, the renowned American aviator, became the first person to take off from and land on a naval vessel, the use of aircraft carriers in naval warfare has become much ...