Smithsonian Magazine on MSN11h
Remains of American Soldier Captured by the Japanese During World War II Identified Nearly 80 Years Later
After his plane was shot down, Glenn H. Hodak was sent to a military prison in Tokyo, where he was killed by U.S. firebombing ...
Joe Harris, 108, Dies; Thought to Be the Oldest World War II Paratrooper
He was a member of a segregated unit in the Pacific Northwest that fought forest fires set off by Japanese balloon bombs.
Airman who was shot down, imprisoned in Japan during World War II accounted for
A World War II airman who was taken captive by Japanese forces and died in a prison fire after his plane was shot down has ...
La Jolla scientists aid in repatriation of World War II fliers’ remains
Researchers from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography helped find and identify crew members on a B-24 bomber shot down in ...
How Did The US Military Transport Planes To The Front Lines During World War 2?
Ever wondered how the U.S. brought smaller planes overseas during World War II? It was definitely more tedious work than ...
The National Interest on MSN8d
The World War II Bell Airacuda Artillery Plane Was Full of Flaws
As noted by the Dark Skies MSN channel in the text caption to their video titled “Flying Artillery: The Untold Story of the ...
World War II aviation history lands at permanent exhibit on USS Intrepid
Discover the Intrepid Museum's World War II exhibit, showcasing the Corsair aircraft and artifacts from Loren Isley's final mission and other historic items.
Navy Times on MSN14d
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 ...
Enola Gay Aircraft—And Other Historic Items—Inaccurately Targeted Under Pentagon’s Anti-DEI Purge
References to the aircraft—which dropped the first war-time atomic bomb—were flagged for removal from Pentagon photos and online posts as part of a DEI purge, presumably because of the word “gay.” ...
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World War II aircraft on display in Shreveport
SHREVEPORT, La. - Rare and historic World War II aircraft are on display and available for tours at Shreveport Downtown Airport. The C-47 Skytrain troop transport named That’s All, Brother led ...
KNWA Fayetteville on MSN13d
Want to fly in a plane from World War II?
The Arkansas Air and Military Museum will display two historic WWII aircraft this weekend: the C-47A Skytrain That’s All, ...