This morning an aerial tribute commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II will take place over the National Mall and Potomac River. Organized by the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover, the aerial […]
World War II ended seventy-five years ago. The War was one of the most destructive and defining events in history; it cost the lives of over 80 million people from dozens of countries and shaped […]
Victory in Europe Day, also known as VE day or just V Day, was first celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the end of World War II in Europe. The Department of Defense (DoD) […]
2020 marks 75 years since the end of World War II, and throughout the year the Museum is presenting uncommon perspectives of the era with Untold Stories: World War II at 75. Beginning Feb. 29, […]
PRESS RELEASE – The 75th anniversary of the Allied Victory in World War Victory will be commemorated around the world in 2020, and Georgia will be part of it with the 17th annual WWII Heritage […]
Desert War Kittyhawk Unveiled by Richard Mallory Allnutt After several years of speculation concerning its whereabouts, a combat-veteran Curtiss Kittyhawk has again resurfaced in Egypt. The aircraft in question, Kittyhawk Mk.IA ET574, first came to […]
Lancaster KB882 Prepares for Her New Home… The City of Edmundston, New Brunswick will officially hand over Avro Lancaster AR.10 KB882 to the National Air Force Museum of Canada in a special ceremony due to take […]
Salute the Greatest Generation and celebrate all things 1940s during the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing 15th Annual “WWII Heritage Days”, April 21-22, 2018. Recall the music of Glenn Miller, ration cards, Spam and […]
By Liz Gilmore Williams I flew into Honolulu in late March 2013, filled with excitement. The GPS device I’d brought from home refused to work as I drove my rental car out of the airport […]
On this day, the 75th anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor, we at WarbirdsNews thought our readers would be interested in learning more about a largely forgotten target of the Japanese forces that infamous […]
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