Dive bombers shaped the Pacific War by turning steep, terrifying attacks into ship-killing precision. From early designs to ...

The Pacific’s greatest dive bombers were not all equal, and each carried its own strengths, flaws, and battlefield legacy.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When one thinks of U.S. Navy aircraft carrier operations in the months leading up to the Battle of Midway, one name that readily ...

On a barge in lake mead, in Nevada, under a scorching sun, Dave Conlin pulled on long underwear, wool socks and a fleece jacket and pants. He donned an insulated drysuit over all that, strapped two ...

Editor’s Note: A Good Thunder farm boy and pilot Ensign Jack Carl Fuller died 80 years ago Monday in one of the key battles to the U.S. winning World War II in the Pacific Theater. Research by his ...

At Midway, the Dauntless was credited with sinking or mortally wounding each of the four Japanese aircraft carriers involved in the battle. Arguably the most important U.S. aircraft in World War II’s ...

Battle of Midway, US Dauntless Aircraft Dive on Japanese Carriers. Painting, Oil on Wood; by John Hamilton; C. 1975. (Navy History) During the Battle of Midway, a crippled U.S. Army B-26 bomber flew ...