This is the story of the B-24 Liberator Extra Joker, a bomber assigned to the 451st Bomb Group operating from Italy during World War II. In 1944, Extra Joker was shot down in combat, and the tragic ...

A photograph from a series of images showing the tattoos of C. A. Lushbaugh, who served in the Navy in the 1920s. (USS Arizona Memorial Collection, Naval History and Heritage Command) During his third ...

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — With the weekend approaching, it may well be worth your while to take a step back in time to revisit Hagerstown’s place in World War II aviation history. The Hagerstown ...

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. – The AirPower History Tour has arrived at the Spirit of St. Louis Airport, offering visitors a chance to experience World War II aviation history. The event features authentic World ...

Eighty years after D-Day, BYU geologists uncover lingering WWII shrapnel on Normandy beaches to study how history still shapes the coastline today. BYU geology professor Sam Hudson and a team of ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A rare World War II Navy dive bomber that was stripped, burned and dumped in Lake Washington during the 1940s returned to the skies July 19 after a decades-long journey from ...

102-year-old WWII veteran John Robinson, the last surviving member of his unit, recounted his experiences at the Battle of Iwo Jima. Robinson's team used sound ranging technology to locate hidden ...

A team of researchers recently discovered a historic bow that was blown off a World War II U.S. Navy ship during a historic battle that took place nearly 83 years ago. The long-lost bow — which was ...

BERWICK, Pa. — There's a lot of history at Berwick's Test Track Park. And the community will be honoring that history and taking a step back in time this weekend at its eighth annual World War II ...