Consolidated's bomber, the B-32 Dominator, was the final heavy strategic bomber to enter the U.S. Army Air Forces' service.

June 1944. In the skies above the Philippine Sea, the largest aircraft carrier battle in history erupts. Twenty-four carriers ...

When you look at the overall history of warfare, air battles are still relatively new. Considering the airplane is only around 120 years old, compared to civilizations fighting wars for centuries, air ...

"And then came the war": training for combat, 1943-1944 -- "Kids jerked right out of high school": Air Group 88 takes form, 1944 -- "Moved, always West, toward the ...

On April 1, 1945, thousands of American troops landed on the beaches of Okinawa, a heavily fortified Pacific island to the south of Japan. Nearly three months later, the United States claimed victory ...