Every aircraft flying in the skies carries a unique identity, a combination of letters and numbers painted on its fuselage.

The United Kingdom will purchase a dozen fifth-generation American fighter jets capable of deploying tactical nuclear weapons ...

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After 6,077 man-hours, the aircraft appeared as it did when it served with the famous JG 7 (Fighter Wing 7), complete with unit insignia and victory markings. The latter show forty-two victories over ...

While most WW2 planes were built for speed and firepower, one aircraft stood out for being too advanced. With futuristic features and a design that baffled even allies, this warplane pushed the ...

On a sunken WWII aircraft carrier, experts find a mural, wrecked planes and a station wagon. By Michael E. Ruane The Washington Post; Apr 29, 2025 Apr 29, 2025 Updated Apr 29, 2025; ...

When British pilots first encountered Luftwaffe planes like the Messerschmitt Bf 109 (one of the iconic Axis aircraft that dominated World War II) bearing these yellow markings, they initially ...

Inverted WWII dive bomber found 3 miles deep in Pacific Ocean, with bomb still locked to its wing, NOAA Ocean Exploration says. It’s inside the sunken aircraft carrier Yorktown.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A new initiative honoring World War II British servicemen buried in the U.S. is kicking off in Virginia Beach. The Military Aviation Museum and its volunteers have joined ...

People are being warned to stay away from the wreckage of a World War Two aircraft because it still has live ammunition. The wreckage, on Cleethorpes beach in Lincolnshire, is from a RAF Bristol ...

04/01/2025 April 1, 2025. Charlotte "Betty" Webb worked at Bletchley Park, the famous British code-breaking center, where she was responsible for sorting intercepted German communications.

Over the next several weeks, the rest of the World War II-era flying boat known as the Philippine Mars will be broken down into truck-sized shipments and hauled to the museum on Valencia Road near ...