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The McDonnell FH Phantom Was America’s First Naval Jet
The finished Phantom served as proof of concept that a jet could indeed operate from an aircraft carrier. Yet the Phantom ...
How the Intrepid Moved a World War II Fighter Plane
The 33-foot Corsair, on loan from Florida, had to be “rigged up on skates” to get to the Intrepid’s hangar deck.
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.
What we know about U.S. military's anti-DEI purge of WWII Enola Gay aircraft photos
Enola Gay was the name of the B-29 aircraft that dropped the world's first atomic bomb used in war on Hiroshima, Japan, ...
Navy Times on MSN4d
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 ...
Kansas City Star on MSN16d
Divers’ discovery of World War II plane crash leads to ID of US soldier, officials say
A 2019 discovery by Danish divers found the wreck in the depth of the Baltic Sea, leading excavators to later pull evidence and human remains. This led to the identification of Lt. Robert T. McCollum ...
The Collector: John Simanton’s ship model started when he was a teen and helped during his Navy career
John Simanton’s collection reflects a time when world wars were fought at sea – when mighty ships battled each other across ...
President Trump’s right: If our Navy doesn’t get more ships, we’ll never beat China in a war
The great 19th-century strategist and navalist Alfred Thayer Mahan would be shocked and mystified that we have allowed the ...