Older residents of what is now Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, still vividly remember the horrific warplane crash there and the dramatic events that ensued in the waning days of World War II. With ...
"The Cold Blue" chronicles the heroism of those B-17 bomber crews of WWII who took to the sky to face the horrors of enemy fighters and clouds of flak, day after day. By James Clark Posted on May ...
B-29 Stratofortress: The WWII Bomber That Shaped Aviation History The American-made B-29 “Stratofortress” is perhaps best remembered for its lasting role in the final campaign of the Second ...
YAME, Fukuoka Prefecture--Twelve U.S. service members who either died or were executed as prisoners of war after their bomber was shot down near the end of World War II were honored in a memorial ...
The B-17 is more than just an airplane. It is a monument to a time in history where freedom itself hung in the balance. So much so that an entire generation of young men left their homes to fight ...
The PV-1 bomber, which also bore four guns, flew successful missions throughout the war. North American B-25 Mitchell One of the best known airplanes of World War II, the B-25 bomber was also one ...
With major airshows like the “World War II Weekend ... to see a B-29. Best known for dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, only two of these highly advanced bombers are still ...