War drives innovation, but it can also hasten the production of equipment that isn't ready. Here are a few planes that should ...

Crosley-produced proximity fuses were the first deployed to enemy lines and responsible for the first kill of an enemy aircraft. The world's first smart bomb, produced here in Cincinnati, turned the ...

Tom Harmon, the only Indiana schoolboy to win a Heisman, was even more remarkable in the skies of World War II than on the ...

Durwood “Bud” Buchheim, 101, of Sun Prairie, and John Storer, 97, of Maple Bluff, are among the estimated 100,000 or fewer ...

So the majority of the crew in the plane, if there was something wrong, had a very difficult time getting out. There were a ...

The top five WWII aircraft carriers—chosen for their strategic impact and bravery—include the iconic USS Enterprise (CV-6) ...

That said, “Once more unto the breach, dear comrades,” as I open on what Yours Truly considers to be the Aircraft Carriers of World War II. Allow me to quote my colleague, Harrison Kass ...

A New Hanover High School class ring was found on a dead German solider in World War II. That's where the mystery begins.

A West Virginian man was flying a damaged B-17 bomber that was about to be shot down by German forces during World War II ...

The historic aircraft was one of 1,644 B-29 Superfortresses made by the Boeing Company during World War II. Today, the B-29 Doc is one of only two of its kind that is still able to fly.

There is nothing better than a real-life setting to invest in for video game developers, thanks to loads of documentaries and ...

Barbara J. Mabe, a former World War II defense worker and Baltimore Sun route owner, died Oct. 17 at her Ellicott City home.