World War II witnessed tremendous growth in the size of American military aviation, from about 2,500 airplanes to nearly 300,000 by the war’s end. The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era ...

The National Air and Space Museum is located between 6th Street and Independence Avenue in Washington, D.C., the capital of ...

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Now we are embarking ... During his Navy service during World War II, Hilton took private flying lessons and earned his single-engine license.

Douglas SBD-6 Dauntless dive bomber sank 6 Japanese carriers during WWII, including at the Battle of Coral Sea and Midway. Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was US' first operational jet fighter ...

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Let’s be clear: the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II proved that women could safely and adeptly fly all military aircraft. Still ...

Last year, we covered the restoration of the National Air and Space Museum's Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Now complete, the aircraft will join the new Jay I. Kislak ...