August 14, 2025, marked the eightieth anniversary of Victory in Japan (V-J) Day and the end of World War II. Just days before the final, unconditional surrender of the Empire of Japan saw the first, ...
When it comes to the military aircraft that have shaped world history, there may be no single airplane model with a greater impact than the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. The B-29 didn't just push the ...
Residents of Southside Des Moines are hearing an unfamiliar rumble in the skies. It’s not thunderstorms, but a squadron of World War Two-vintage aircraft. Jacques Robitaille, spokesman for the ...
Nearly two years before the attack on Pearl Harbour brought the United States into the Second World War, the US Army Air Corps asked American aircraft manufacturers to design a bomber that could fly 3 ...
Two WWII bombers, the B-29 Superfortress "Doc" and B-25 Mitchell "Yellow Rose," will be on display and available for tours and flights in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this August. The event, hosted by the ...
AIRING SUNDAY MORNING AT 11:00 ON KMBC NINE. WELL, THIS WEEKEND YOU CAN CHECK OUT SOME HISTORIC PLAINS AT NEW CENTURY AIR CENTER. THERE’S ONE PLANE, THOUGH, IN PARTICULAR WITH AN AWFUL LOT OF HISTORY.