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Masters of the Air: The Perilous Reputation and Crucial Victories of the Real 100th Bomb Group
The U.S. Air Force unit and its deadly missions in World War II are also the subject of a new Apple TV+ documentary.
80 years later, Monticello remembers 'Boots' Thomas, hero behind the first Iwo Jima flag
On the 80th anniversary of the first U.S. flag raising on Iwo Jima, World War II veterans are honored for their service in ...
World War II relic flown to St. Paul
This article was originally published April 10, 1958. WASHINGTON — A C-119 cargo plane took off from here Wednesday groaning under the weight of an 11,000-pound war ...
Nose Art: A Brief History Of The Personalized Painted Planes Of WW2
From Looney Toons characters to shark teeth to pinup models, nose art on aircraft has a storied history in air forces around ...
Ronald Reagan narrated a short film in 1945 about the Tuskegee Airmen
In a 10-minute film from 1945, future-President Ronald Reagan tried to convince America why it needed flyers like the Tuskegee Airmen.
Why Do Some Submarines Fly A Pirate Flag?
You may have seen a submarine returning to port with a Jolly Roger flag waving from its mast. It turns out this is part of a ...