Because of its ability to attack targets that were hundreds of miles away from its airbases in England, the bombers of World War II were vital assets to the Allied war effort. Tasked with the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — In a historic moment marking the end of World War II, Japanese officials signed the formal instrument of surrender aboard the USS Missouri on Sept. 2, 1945. It marked the end of a ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — One of the rarest World War II bombers will be heard flying in the skies in Springfield next week. According to the Springfield-Branson Airport, Springfield will be a stop for the ...

SALEM, Ore. — In Salem, a group of volunteers are on a years-long mission to restore a B-17 bomber that long sat on top of a Milwaukie gas station. "Everybody knew where the bomber was," Terry Scott, ...

Taber Woodrum and Amy Wilda, from Oregon, walk Wednesday under the wing of a 1944 World War II-era Mitchell medium bombardier training plane, a B-25 dubbed “Sweet Dreams,” on display in the Rowland ...

The cockpit view from the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back as Han Solo, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, and C-3PO fly through an asteroid field while a Tie Fighter explodes - ...

The Millennium Falcon is an iconic ship with a cockpit that many will recognize. But that cockpit was actually inspired by a certain World War II bomber.