Police say four people died aboard a small plane that crashed shortly after taking off from London Southend Airport on Sunday. Essex Police said Monday that work is continuing to ...

Sidney Cotton, the inspiration for James Bond, developed aerial reconnaissance equipment to photograph German positions ...

GENEVA — Rescuers hail a furry Chihuahua as a "four-legged hero" after its pacing atop an Alpine rock helped a helicopter ...

When it comes to military aircraft, size matters. Large planes bring immense strategic advantages, carrying more cargo, more ...

The Martin PBM Mariner was a distinctive and powerful flying boat that played a key role in World War II, though it remains lesser-known than its counterpart, the PBY Catalina. First flown in 1939 and ...

World War II was a time of unimaginable hardship, courage, and transformation. Seemingly overnight, ordinary folks were ...

From the Manchester to the B-32, these Allied heavy bombers showcase air power's rapid evolution of purpose, design, and ...

The BV 155 Blohm & Voss were well-known shipbuilders as well as successful at building sea planes, but the firm was somewhat new to interceptor/fighter aircraft.

Europe’s arms manufacturers are duking it out with American rivals to win their slice of the region’s fast-growing military pie, as governments embark on an unprecedented expansion of defense spending ...

The German U-boat U-853 sank the last U.S. merchant ship sunk in WWII. Historian Tim Gray speculates that German U-boats may have entered Narragansett Bay before the U.S. officially entered WWII ...

This particular aircraft came with a seasoned crew: Luftwaffe pilot Lieutenant Helmut Gerstenhauer, one of Germany's most experienced helicopter officers, engineer H Zelewski, and mechanic F Will ...