John Gleeson was a founding member of the museum and one of the last living veterans of the 8th Air Force and the Office of ...

"He wasn't just deeply loved. He was legendary." ...

During World War 2, Allied and Axis crews reported encounters with aircraft that did not behave like conventional machines of war. Pilots described planes that appeared suddenly, flew without markings ...

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — With the weekend approaching, it may well be worth your while to take a step back in time to revisit Hagerstown’s place in World War II aviation history. The Hagerstown ...

Five weeks after taking his wedding vows, Navy pilot Loren Isley was at war with Japan — a 21-year-old Missourian on March 18, 1945 — making what would be his final mission off the vast USS Intrepid ...

Area aviation and militaria enthusiasts will have an opportunity to see and (if they are so bold) ride in some vintage World War II aircraft at Greenville’s annual fly-in next Saturday courtesy of the ...

As Americans look back and remember the men and women who have died in service to the country, volunteers and employees at WestPac Restorations and the National Museum of World War II Aviation see ...

In the short time between the first flight of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk in 1903 and the Battle of Britain that started in July of 1940, the airplane had evolved from a rickety DIY creation to ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A powerful piece of history touched down in the “Air Capital of the World” this weekend. Visitors at the Kansas Aviation Museum got a close-up look at a restored C-47 aircraft ...

Naval vessels are staffed by some of the most courageous people in uniform you’ll ever meet. This was doubly true during the Second World War with the Pacific Ocean being a veritable battlefield ...