Looking at photos of plane used in World War II, you may have noticed a lot of cables and wires around them. Here's what those cables were for.

World War II witnessed tremendous growth in the size of American military aviation, from about 2,500 airplanes to nearly 300,000 by the war’s end. The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era ...

The Mitsubishi Zero will forever be remembered as the plane that was instrumental in bringing the United States into World War II. On December 7 th , 1941, under the attack signal, "Tora! Tora!

To determine the most produced American planes in WWII, 24/7 Wall St. referenced the Army Air Forces Statistical Digest: World War II, December 1945 edition, which details production numbers of U ...

A trio of historic World War II aircraft are scheduled to arrive at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Tuesday morning, weather and conditions permitting. The Commemorative Air Force ...

The wreckage of a World War 2 fighter plane flown by Wisconsin ace pilot Richard I. Bong has been discovered in the jungle of Papua New Guinea, explorers have claimed.. The plane was flown by Bong ...

References to the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan during World War II have been flagged for removal in Pentagon documents as the Department of Defense purges references ...

Here is a look at the other most expensive American fighters and bombers to produce during World War II. Piper L-4H Grasshopper u00e2u0080u00983298... ( CC BY-SA 2.0 ) by Alan Wilson ...

The Slipstream codename and logo are reminiscent of fighter planes, ... and reports from Eurogamer have said that it will return to World War 2, ...

A missing World War II bomber plane has been found 80 years after being lost over the Pacific Ocean. The plane was discovered toward the end of last year in the waters off the coast of Gasmata in ...

The B-17, an immense four-engine bomber, was a cornerstone of U.S. air power during World War II. The Kingcobra, a U.S. fighter plane, was used mostly by Soviet forces during the war.

COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) — History is coming to life at Albany International Airport. World War II planes are touching down for a limited time. It’s part of the Air Power History Tours. The war ...