After its rocky start, the Corsair fought in one of WWII’s most lopsided air battles, the "St. Valentine's Day Massacre," ...

Aviation enthusiasts have been hearing about it all week. Now they’ll get a chance to see it. Selfridge Military Air Museum will host a public unveiling for their newly restored FG-1D Corsair fighter ...

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 ...

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 ...

Experience WWII Weekend 2026 at the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum through the WWII Weekend Photo Experience. Enjoy three-day photo ...

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 ...

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (KTIV) - Dozens of people turned out at Siouxland Freedom Park to watch the plane’s arrival, and it certainly was a sight to see. The A-7-D Corsair II fighter jet saw service ...

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World War I birthed the modern air forces of the world. As nations grasped the importance of aerial dominance, the significance of airpower grew exponentially. World War II saw the large-scale ...

The Vought A-7 Corsair II may be the most obscure US military jet of the modern era; few planes have fallen through the cracks of our collective memory like the A-7. Accordingly, one might be ...