Military Times on MSN6h
The P-51 Mustang and the man who won the World War II air war with it
It was thanks to former WWI pilot Tommy Hitchcock that the P-51 entered U.S service — and changed the skies over Europe ...
FLYING Magazine10d
U.S. Air Force, Navy Restore Historic WWII-Era Airfield in the Pacific
US Air Force and Navy restore historic WWII-era airfield on Tinian in the Pacific. The airfield was a key launching point for ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN16d
Tinian's Historic WWII Airfield Undergoing Major Reconstruction
Tinian, once the launch point for the B-29 bombers that ended World War II, is undergoing a major military revival. The U.S. is restoring North Field's vast runways and infrastructure, reinforcing its ...
Newsweek20d
Satellite Images Show World War II Airfield Revived on US Pacific Island
Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...
WYSO Public Radio7d
In 1945, eighty years ago, no one knew how World War II would end
Eighty years ago, during World War II, the United States operated full-scale military operations worldwide while planning how ...
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.
Colts Wire19d
Decorated Tuskegee Airman combat pilot Harry Stewart Jr. dies at 100
Harry Stewart Jr., a decorated combat pilot of World War II’s mostly Black 332nd Fighter Group ... Stewart was among the first 1,000 Black pilots in the 1940s trained at the Tuskegee Army Airfield in ...
USAF restores WWII airbase that launched nuclear bombs on Japan to counter China
The US Air Force restores North Field Airbase, the WWII launch site for the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings, to ...