Of Wings & Things

This year, the 75th anniversary of VJ-Day — Victory over Japan — will be commemorated at Pearl Harbor, where the war began for America.

During World War II, General Motors shifted gears from making cars to building warbirds.

Reminiscent of the World War I German Fokker D.VII fighter, the elephant ear Travel Air 2000 gained a nickname as the Wichita Fokker.

In the 19 years since the Wrights first flew, the design of aircraft was being codified and quantified with precision.

There are stark differences between the current Duration and the wartime version.

The groundbreaking Boeing 247 had a positive impact on the future of Boeing.

“At the peak of production in 1944, 16 B-17G Flying Fortresses were completed during each one-day 20-hour work shift.”

North American built 9,800 B-25s between 1940 and 1945.

England produced one of the finest fighters of World War I, the S.E. 5A.