How a crashed A6M Zero found on Aleutian tundra in 1942 gave U.S. forces the intelligence data that reshaped Pacific air combat tactics.
TaildraggerAn F-35C from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 returned from Operation Epic Fury with kill markings spanning four domains - including three submarines.
TowerRejected by the U.S. Navy as unfit for carriers in 1942, the Vought F4U Corsair became the Pacific's most feared fighter in Marine Corps hands - and its enemies named it Whistling Death.
TaildraggerVFA-41 returned to NAS Lemoore on October 1, 2026 with a submarine kill marking after Operation Epic Fury - one of the rarest designations in modern naval aviation.
TowerBoeing wins a $20+ billion Navy contract to develop the F/A-XX, the sixth-generation carrier fighter designed to replace the Super Hornet.
TowerThe Grumman F6F Hellcat reversed American fortunes in the Pacific, earning a 19-to-1 kill ratio and destroying Japan's carrier air arm.
TaildraggerHow a single crashed Zero fighter recovered from Alaskan tundra in 1942 revealed the vulnerabilities that reversed American fortunes in the Pacific air war.
TaildraggerHow a downed Japanese Zero fighter recovered from an Alaskan bog in 1942 gave the U.S. Navy the intelligence it needed to turn the tide of the Pacific air war.
TaildraggerThe USS Abraham Lincoln departed Thailand after a five-day port call, returning to Indo-Pacific operations - a news peg that opens a window into the world's most demanding aviation environment.
TowerOn October 24, 1944, Commander David McCampbell and one wingman intercepted 60 Japanese aircraft over the Philippine Sea, producing the most lethal single aerial mission in U.S. naval history.
TaildraggerThe USS Abraham Lincoln completed 286 consecutive days at sea, including seven months of combat operations, before arriving in Thailand on September 2, 2026 - a deployment that tests both aircraft and aviators to their limits.
TowerOn June 4, 1942, Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers the Navy had already written off sank three Japanese fleet carriers in six minutes and turned the Pacific War.
TaildraggerThe Douglas SBD Dauntless sank four Japanese fleet carriers at Midway on June 4, 1942, in four minutes that permanently shifted the balance of power in the Pacific War.
TaildraggerArgentina has retired the Super Étendard, the Exocet-armed strike jet that sank HMS Sheffield in 1982, ending nearly 40 years of service.
TowerNorthrop Grumman's E-2D Hawkeye Block II upgrade cleared Critical Design Review, signaling the open-architecture future shaping all of aviation.
TowerHow motorcycle racer Glenn Curtiss became the 'Fastest Man on Earth,' invented the flying boat, and gave the U.S. Navy its first aircraft.
TaildraggerHow the F4U Corsair's inverted gull wing, 2,000-hp engine, and whistling scream made it one of WWII's greatest fighters.
TaildraggerThe F4U Corsair was rejected by the Navy as too dangerous for carriers, then became a legendary Marine fighter with an 11-to-1 kill ratio.
TaildraggerThe F4U Corsair earned the name 'Whistling Death' for its shrieking dive, and overcame carrier rejection to become one of WWII's deadliest fighters.
TaildraggerThe F4U Corsair's inverted gull wing wasn't styling - it solved the ground-clearance problem created by its massive engine and propeller.
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