World War II proved that control of the oceans could determine the outcome of a global conflict. While battleships had long ...

Revolutionary futuristic warplanes were developed in the Second World War. To prevent the enemy from learning the secrets of ...

During World War II, the Allies (particularly the US and UK) massively outproduced the Axis powers (particularly Germany) with bombers and transport aircraft. WWII changed aviation forever and ...

DES PLAINES, Ill. -- In 1944, students from the northwest Chicago suburbs sold over $500,000 in war bonds to build a new WWII transport plane. The students attended Maine Township High School in the ...

While many American aircraft are celebrated for their successes in World War II, several warbirds proved deadly to their own ...

Some of the most iconic aircraft from World War II are in Tulsa. The Commemorative Air Force Air Power History Tour partnered with the Tulsa Air and Space Museum to bring the B-29 Superfortress “Fifi” ...

Metro area residents will be able to ride inside not just one, but two World War II-era planes. On Tuesday and Wednesday, people can go on a flight in the historic B-29 “Doc” and/or the P-51 ...

Not even three months after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, Americans on the west coast thought they were under attack. Sirens sounded across Los Angeles in the early morning hours of Feb. 25, ...

Cecilio Padilla is a digital producer for CBS Sacramento and a Sacramento-area native who has been covering Northern California for more than a decade. The skies above Modesto are expected to be ...

COLUMBIA — Two World War II era planes participated in the flyover prior to Mizzou's showdown against Texas A&M. B-2 bombers usually perform the pre-game flyover, but they're on hiatus amid the ...