In the First World War, fighter aircraft typically had only two light machine guns. By the Second World War, the firepower ...

Science, art and logistics all play a role in how the U.S. military paints its aircraft to be ready for battle.

The Razorback Wing of the Confederate Air Force is restoring a Consolidated-Vultee BT-13A Valiant, a WWII-era basic trainer ...

The de Havilland Comet Racer of 1934 is a ravishingly beautiful machine with an incredible, perhaps miraculous, backstory.

Army historian Peter Knight joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about World War II. What is the timeline ...

The experimental XF-12 Rainbow could take continuous photographs from 8 miles up as it sped cross country in the 1940s.

During World War I, fighter planes called Sopwith Camels downed 1,294 enemy aircraft, more than any other Allied fighter in ...

Poland remains on high alert after previous incidents, including the deadly explosion in Przewodow in November 2022 caused by ...

Journalist Aron Heller's quest to learn about his grandfather's military service leads him to a wider view of Jews' ...

The story behind how Lockheed helped shut Boeing out of the commercial market, only for Boeing to recover, and what happened to Lockheed afterwards.

The Tuskegee Airmen, a group of Black pilots who helped desegregate the U.S. military, were stationed in Columbus following ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Experiencing the past up close makes it a little bit more personal, especially when you get a chance to see an old World War II plane and learn about St. Louis history. “It’s ...