World War II had plenty of devastating battles, but only one saw the most aircraft carriers sink into the Pacific. These are ...

Summary and the Key Points You Need to Know About the Top Battleships Ever: Before aircraft carriers dominated naval warfare, ...

But the trainer carriers had a problem with what is called "wind over the deck." When there was little or no wind on Lake Michigan, training had to stop because the carriers couldn't generate ...

originally intended as a battleship but converted into an aircraft carrier during World War II. Summary and Key Points: The Imperial Japanese Navy's carrier Shinano was an ill-fated warship ...

Situated in the quiet hills of West Virginia, the small town of Arthurdale has a big story to tell. When one thinks of naval ...

The North American B-25 Mitchell made its maiden flight on August 19, 1940, and, as Lady Luck/Fate/Destiny/Karma/Joss would ...

As he bobbed in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, within sight of the listing aircraft carrier he had just escaped ... room of ...

A captured Japanese fighter pilot was "convinced Japan had lost the war" after he saw the ships of the Navy's Task Force 58 ...

Future President George H.W. Bush was shot down during World War II on this day in history, Sept. 2, 1944, while serving as a ...

The flag was donated in 1994 and displayed at the museum aboard the USS Lexington, a WWII aircraft carrier, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Its meaning was not known until it was identified by the ...

Before the rise of aircraft carriers, battleships were every navy ... New Jersey shelled targets on Okinawa and Guam during World War II, participated in raids during the Korean War, and was ...

according to the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. At the time, Lt. Junior Grade George Bush was a pilot with Torpedo Squadron Fifty-One (VT-51) aboard the aircraft carrier USS San ...