In civil applications, many operators purchased the Beechcraft Model 18 for executive transport. Some variants of the ...

While the Mitsubishi A6M Zero is probably the best-known military fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service and one of the top WWII fighter aircraft, several Kawasaki models gave it a ...

The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ranges from propeller-driven trainers, fighters, flying boats, and bombers to the nation’s first generation of jet-powered ...

The odds were against them - only about 15% of RCAF crews flying on the same type of aircraft survived a full tour in 1943, according to the Bomber Command Museum of Canada. At 14:00 on 30 April ...

Maureen Sullivan never met her father RCAF Flight Lieutenant Charles Howes ... part of the service Reports from the time indicated the aircraft appeared to have turned away from its flight ...

What are the best WW2 games? The most devastating conflict in our species’ history of fighting over land and ideologies has been distilled into heroic charges, tense dogfights, epic digital wars ...

During World War II, aircraft carriers revolutionized naval warfare, and several stood out for their significant contributions. HMS Illustrious (87) led the attack on Taranto, crippling Italian ...

Her father was Royal Canadian Airforce (RCAF) Flight Lieutenant Charles Howes ... Reports from the time indicated the ...

What You Need to Know: The USS Enterprise was the most decorated aircraft carrier of World War II, playing a crucial role in major Pacific battles. Known as "The Big E" and later "The Grey Ghost ...

The talk will delve into the story of a WW2 Tomahawk Fighter that was found wrecked off Chesil Beach. It will be presented by Selwyn Williams, the diver who discovered the wreckage in 1980. The ...

It was the spring of 1943 when an A9-317 Beaufort Bomber aircraft took off into the afternoon sky. With five people on board, the aircraft was scheduled to patrol for enemy ships from the RAAF ...