IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. From 1942 to 1945, the thunder of ...

On this day in aviation history, January 27, 1939, the Lockheed XP-38 made its first flight. Developed under great secrecy, the aircraft would become famous during WWII as the legendary Lockheed P-38 ...

In the time between World War I and World War II, fighter planes underwent rapid changes. During the first World War, the Sopwith F.1 Camel was known as one of the best combat planes around. It had a ...

It flew across the Pacific in World War II, and was scrapped and buried in Papua New Guinea afterward — but the Lockheed P-38 Lightning landed a home Thursday at the National Museum of World War II ...

Han Solo's Millennium Falcon from the Star Wars movies is about as recognizable as Darth Vader or a lightsaber. It's a smuggling ship, hot rod and plot device all rolled into one. After all, it's the ...

VERNON -- World War II veteran Orville Miller came home from Okinawa in 1946 with a unique memento of his service in the Pacific Theater. And it wasn't a keepsake that was easily brought back to the ...

Vintage trucks aren't as desirable and valuable as classic cars, but a few of them do fetch big bucks at auctions. Fuel trucks aren't among them. Not only they're bigger than the average pickups and, ...

Valued at $260 million, the contract was awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, NJ. Per the terms of the agreement, Lockheed Martin will offer structural mid-life ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. The F-35 Lightning II, the P-38 Lightning and the F-22 Raptor – which was originally named “Lightning” – are all fighters made by mega-defense ...

Whether they were saved from a rusty death on an abandoned airfield or bought from private collections, the vintage aircraft that make up the fleet of The Flying Bulls are something to behold.

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning Fighter crashed in September 1942 and can at times be seen when the shore recedes. Located in Harlech, North Wales, the bomber is buried underneath almost seven feet of ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In the P-38 Lockheed engineer ...