Army Times19h
The WWI aviators who gave their lives to help the ‘Lost Battalion’
With his final breaths, one of the aviators provided information to give Allied artillery accurate coordinates to target ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN23h
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the North American AT-6 Texan
On April 1, 1935, the North American NA-16 prototype took its maiden flight, paving the way for the legendary AT-6 Texan.
The National Interest1d
The Fairey Barracuda Bomber Was a Nazi Sailor’s Worst Nightmare
The Fairey Barracuda made history as the first English all-metal aircraft built for dive-bombing and torpedo-bombing purposes ...
How Did The US Military Transport Planes To The Front Lines During World War 2?
Ever wondered how the U.S. brought smaller planes overseas during World War II? It was definitely more tedious work than ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
One Man’s Tale of Courage Flying Fighters in the Dark
Northrop’s P-61 Black Widow was late to the war. The fighter-bomber didn’t fly its first combat mission until June 1944, when ...
How Many Drones Can the U.S. Navy Buy From Northrop Grumman for $267.2 Million?
At one time, the Navy intended to buy as many as 68 Tritons, valued at up to $1.2 billion in total contracts. But the new naval drones turned out to cost a lot more than initially expected, and over ...