On November 2, 2024, Planes of Fame Air Museum will feature its “Hangar Talk and Flying Demo” event, showcasing the Lockheed P-38J Lightning. Starting at 10:30 a.m., the event includes presentations ...

Before the arrival of the vaunted North American P-51D Mustang, towards the end of World War II, U.S. forces relied on other, less superlative aircraft for long-range bomber escorts—primarily the ...

The jubilation the search team felt when it discovered "Ace of Aces" Richard Bong's downed P-38 Lightning fighter plane in a South Pacific jungle reverberated more than 8,000 miles away in northern ...

When the Wright Brothers proved the viability of powered aircraft in 1903, it didn't take long for the technology to make its way to the military. Throughout World War I, aviators around the globe ...