The First Helicopter Rescue
Today’s Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) had their beginnings in the jungles of Burma during World War II. There, …
Aerospace
Classic Wings: The P-38 Lightning
The P-38 Lightning was the classic of its era. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, every kid who wanted …
The P-40 Warhawk Looked Great, But Fell Just Short of Greatness
The P-40 Warhawk was among the most widely seen and used fighters of World War II, yet it’s often overshadowed …
The Few Who Got Up
At 7:55 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941, six aircraft carriers and 360 aircraft of the Japanese 1st Air Fleet led …
Task Force Normandy Fired the Opening Shots of Desert Storm
At 2:38 a.m. on Jan. 17, 1991, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Tom Drew launched Operation Desert Storm by speaking into …
The American Who Helped Sink the Bismarck
The news that reached London on May 24, 1941, could not have been worse for the Admiralty. The German battleship …
National Hypersonic Ground Test Facility to be Built
A first-of-its-kind in the U.S. facility to test hypersonic technologies will be constructed in the Purdue Aerospace District adjacent to …
The SB2C Helldiver Was a Tough Bird: Remembered First Hand
“I was in the dive at 70 degrees following my leader, thinking he would miss the very narrow Japanese destroyer …
Martin-Baker MB 5: A ‘Most Magnificent’ Might Have Been
Britain’s Martin-Baker MB 5 fighter could have been in service in time to fight in the skies over Germany.
But …
The Sinking of the Battleship Roma and the Dawn of the Age of Precision Guided Munitions
A couple of hours after midnight on the morning of Sept. 9, 1943, a large force of Italian warships – …