World War II, true to its name, was fought across many fronts, with battles raging around the world over land, sea, and air. In the Pacific theater, especially, the Japanese and Allied military fought ...

USS Hornet sank in 1942 in key World War II battle Deep in the South Pacific Ocean, researchers have located the final resting place of the USS Hornet, the World War II aircraft carrier sunk in a 1942 ...

These days, it is often hard to find intact surviving examples of WWII Japanese aircraft, even in Japan itself. Those aircraft that were not shot down, destroyed on the ground in bombing raids, or ...

The A6M3 Model 32 Zero was resurrected by combining the damaged remains of two aircraft found at Taroa island in the Marshall Islands in early 1990. A Second World War A6M3 Model 32 (Reisen) Zero ...

For enthusiasts of WWII Japanese aviation, the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California, is where one can find rare examples of Japanese naval fighters and bombers, and one of the rarest yet ...