See what it takes to fly a P-51 Mustang from takeoff to landing and understand the combat features that made it a deadly fighter. Learn how the bubble canopy improved visibility, how pilots managed ...
The North American-built P-51 Mustang is one of the most beloved aircraft of World War II. It remains an in-demand item for serious (and wealthy) collectors. The fighter was introduced in 1942 when ...
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Why Do Fighter Jet Canopies Look So Weird?

As time has gone on, innovations in fighter jet technology have made “bubble cockpits” steadily more useful to pilots—and more expensive to maintain.
Almost 1,000 African Americans trained at the Army Airfield in Tuskegee, Alabama. Nearly half were sent overseas for combat ...
During the holidays, we’re bringing back our journalists’ favorite stories of 2025. This one is from May. Clayton Henkel: ...
On Nov. 7, 1944, that convergence produced the only acknowledged direct combat between American and Soviet forces in World ...
Now, five years since it first went up for sale via platinumfighters.com, the world's only flyable XP-82 Twin Mustang remains ...
World War 2 had its fair share of technologically advanced weapons. Take a look at some of the most forward-thinking to see ...
As 2025 comes to an end, KRQE News 13 takes a look back on some of the stories that touched our hearts and brought up the ...
A ‘Diary’ of the Most Critical Ten Days of the Battle of Britain. Written by a prolific author – who started back when there were many veterans available for interviews – ...
The historic display of a German Messerschmitt Me-262 fighter in the United Kingdom Horten Ho-229, the avant-garde German ...
Lockheed Martin is using a modified F-16 fighter jet to teach artificial intelligence how to fly, maneuver, and eventually ...