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Intrepid Museum Unveils FG-1D Corsair as Centerpiece For New Exhibit
Since arriving on the Intrepid, the FG-1D has been repainted in the markings of the Corsair flown by Alfred Lerch of USS ...
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The World War II Bell Airacuda Artillery Plane Was Full of Flaws
As noted by the Dark Skies MSN channel in the text caption to their video titled “Flying Artillery: The Untold Story of the ...
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At 102, American WWII veteran returns to the Polish forest where he was once a POW
Lester Schrenk, a former U.S. Army Air Forces B-17 gunner who was shot down over Denmark in February 1944, spent about half ...
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WWII-era Blue Spruce routes over North Atlantic removed
The routes were designed to facilitate air travel between airfields in the North Atlantic for aircraft with shorter range or ...
Medals of WWII fighter ace who survived terrifying 25,000ft death plunge but then was killed in Las Vegas pleasure flight crash 20 years later could sell for £30,000
Wing Commander James 'Butch' McArthur claimed eight kills and three other 'probables' during heartstopping dogfights with the ...
Soldiers sail across the Rhine to mark 80th anniversary of the invasion of Germany
The March 1945 crossings, by Patton and Montgomery's forces, gave the Allies beachheads with which to invade Germany.
10 Of The Worst-Looking Planes To Ever Hit The Sky
Some airplanes are graceful, beautiful machines that soar effortlessly through the sky. Others, not so much. Which airplanes ...
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‘Rosie the Riveter’ and her can-do attitude proved value of women in workplace during WWII
And women had secured their place in history and proved their value in the workplace. The classic image of “Rosie the Riveter ...
18 Surviving Rosie the Riveters Visit the National WWII Museum
Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb wrote the song titled “Rosie the Riveter.”  The song’s name would be the identity of an estimated six million women who took wartime jobs ...
Labor of love aims to return historic WWII aircraft to skies over Utah
Labor of love aims to return historic WWII aircraft to skies over Utah ...
Florida Becomes Latest State To Make Tuskegee Airman Day An Official State Holiday
As Florida proclaims Tuskegee Airman Day a state holiday, is it time for the U.S. to create a new federal holiday to ...
World War II aviation history lands at permanent exhibit on USS Intrepid
Discover the Intrepid Museum's World War II exhibit, showcasing the Corsair aircraft and artifacts from Loren Isley's final mission and other historic items.