Five weeks after taking his wedding vows, Navy pilot Loren Isley was at war with Japan — a 21-year-old Missourian on March 18, 1945 — making what would be his final mission off the vast USS Intrepid ...

In the European Theater of World War II, the P-51 Mustang was the top aircraft when it came to shooting down or otherwise nullifying Axis airpower. In the Pacific, planes like the P-38 Lightning ...

There are several examples of combat aircraft that were born with the aim to serve in two or three different services of the same nation in aviation history. Usually, these programs face many problems ...

The New England Air Museum's A-7D Corsair II restoration brings a long-neglected Cold War attack aircraft back to life ...

NEW YORK -- The Intrepid Museum is debuting a new permanent exhibit about a World War II fighter bomber. The aircraft was shot down into the Pacific Ocean after it was ordered to strike a naval base ...

On June 12, 1943, the F4U-1 Corsair fighter crashed into the lake near Waukegan during practice landings and takeoffs from the USS Wolverine. The pilot, Carl Harold Johnson, survived the crash but was ...

HARTFORD The Stratford-born F4U Corsair, a famous World War II fighter that earned the nickname "Whistling Death" from its Japanese foes, will soon become Connecticut s official state aircraft.

The Hellenic Air Force (HAF) has retired the A-7 Corsair II from active service with a ceremony at Araxos airbase. On Oct. 17, the Hellenic Air Force organized a ceremony to celebrate the retirement ...

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JEROME — A vintage aircraft didn’t quite make it off the runway at the Jerome County Airport on Tuesday morning. Jerome County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash of the 1950s-era F4U Corsair with ...