WWII

Exploits of the Greatest Generation graced pages in many ways in the publication once known as Popular Aviation.

John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway, an Irishman who served in the British RAF during the famous 1940 aerial campaign, died this week at 105.

World War I-era biplane taken by Nazis was found by U.S. ‘Monuments Men’ in a barn in Germany.

Tinian airfield was used as a launching point for B-29 bombers targeting Imperial Japan, including the ‘Enola Gay.’

Eckert Field Airport was once used by the U.S. Army Air Force for training and, according to lore, was a waypoint used by Steve McQueen.

It was designed with ‘quadricycle’ landing gear and modular cargo pod that, in theory, could be quickly attached to and detached from the aircraft.

During World War II, a Hollywood set designer helped design a 26-acre fake community to camouflage the Boeing factory.

Post-World War II airliner design was meant to be a solution for shorter, lower-capacity local routes.

D-Day Squadron commemorates the vital role Douglas aircraft played during the historic World War II invasion.

‘Lacey Lady’ was one of the last B-17G produced during World War II and amassed around 50 flight hours.