The Pacific Theater of World War II was one of the most ferocious naval campaigns in history during which capital ships ...

The U.S. Navy put 112 carriers into service during WWII. After losing 11 in combat, America closed the war with 101 active ...

Mr. McPherson served as a Navy pilot of a Hellcat fighter plane aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex in the Pacific theater.

Arthur Van Haren Jr. of Phoenix was one of only a handful of Hispanic ace fighter pilots. Yet he rarely spoke about his ...

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. – The AirPower History Tour has arrived at the Spirit of St. Louis Airport, offering visitors a chance to ...

As a naval aviator in World War II, Donald McPherson got five aerial kills. Then he spent decades in a life of service.

Donald McPherson, a World War II veteran from Nebraska believed to be the last surviving American “ace” pilot, has died at ...

Joe Peterburs, who flew escort missions for bombers over Germany in World War II, was flying high with his granddaughter as ...

Wednesday, August 27, 2025, marks the 82nd anniversary of a military plane crash in which four airmen were killed.

A World War II anti-aircraft emplacement at Lithgow in New South Wales has been fenced off after an injury at the site led to ...

America’s last surviving World War II ace pilot died Aug. 14 at his Nebraska home, the Beatrice Daily Sun reported.

Amid the 80th anniversary of World War II’s end comes the death of what is believed to be America’s last surviving ace, Don ...