Pre-war air doctrine claimed massed, gun-bristling bombers could penetrate enemy airspace without escorts. Reality hit hard ...

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith went down with the Lady Southern Cross in water off what was then Burma while attempting to break the England to Australia air speed record 90 years ago this week.

Dive into the dramatic naval history as we explore the fatal turn of the Shinano, the world’s largest aircraft carrier at the time. This video investigates the powerful and decisive torpedo attack by ...

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