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‘Reppu’: Japan to bring back failed WWII warbird as sixth-generation fighter
Japan plans to reborn its old World War II “Reppu” jet as a sixth-generation fighter. Japan’s Ministry of Defense is ...
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Historic WW2 Japanese Mitsubishi Zero performs first flight after restoration
A Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero, the first Model 32 variant to fly since 1945, has successfully completed its first flight after an ...
On a sunken WWII aircraft carrier, experts find a mural, wrecked planes and a station wagon
Three miles down, cameras glimpsed the shattered interior of the USS Yorktown, sunk in the Pacific Ocean in the 1942 Battle ...
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WWII veteran John Robinson, 102, helped target Japanese artillery in Battle of Iwo Jima
WWII veteran John Robinson, 102, of Portsmouth helped target Japanese artillery in Battle of Iwo Jima using sound tracking ...
US Air Force's massive 53-aircraft runway exercise 'sends a message you can't ignore' to rivals like China
The US aircraft formation could be one of the largest "elephant walks" ever in Japan, and featured fighters, drones, and ...
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Massive mural found intact on World War II ship that sank in 1942
In May 1942, the Yorktown was severely damaged by Japanese aircraft in the Battle of the Coral Sea, after which it sailed back to Hawaii, where it stayed in dry dock at Pearl Harbor for two days ...
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh to feature 4 Grumman fighter planes in 'Only at Oshkosh' moment
The F6F Hellcat replaced the Wildcat and was designed to match the Japanese Zero fighter airplanes. It was the U.S. Navy’s ...
WWII veteran recalls working on Catalina flying boats in croc-infested waters in Darwin
A RAAF veteran who had to dive into crocodile-infested waters in Darwin to maintain Catalina flying boats during World War II is celebrating his 100th birthday on Saturday. Leading Aircraftman ...