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CAF Airbase Georgia warbirds take to Georgia skies for 2026 air shows and events

CAF Airbase Georgia has announced its 2026 airshow and rides schedule, with WWII warbirds set to appear at airports across ...
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Three US aircraft shot down during World War II have been found in the Pacific 76 years later

The last time anyone saw three newly-rediscovered military aircraft, U.S. forces were pummeling Japanese targets in the western Pacific during World War II."Operation Hailstone" in February 1944 was a ...
University of Delaware

Long-lost aircraft

Three aircraft associated with seven American servicemen missing in action from World War II were recently discovered in Truk Lagoon, now known as Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia, by ...
insider.si.edu

Douglas SBD-6 Dauntless

The Douglas SBD Dauntless was one of the truly great aircraft of World War II. It played a major role throughout the Pacific. On June 4, 1942, during the Battle of Midway, SBDs destroyed four Japanese ...
The National Interest

America’s Dauntless Dive Bomber Saved The Day At Midway

At Midway, the Dauntless was credited with sinking or mortally wounding each of the four Japanese aircraft carriers involved in the battle. Arguably the most important U.S. aircraft in World War II’s ...
Action Reporter Media

What goes on in Fond du Lac during AirVenture? Warbird rides include sheriff's flight to honor his grandfather.

The Commemorative Air Force offers Warbird rides in Fond du Lac during EAA's AirVenture. Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt rode in a WWII-era Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless, the same type of plane ...
WYFF

Three US aircraft shot down during World War II have been found in the Pacific 76 years later

The last time anyone saw three newly-rediscovered military aircraft, U.S. forces were pummeling Japanese targets in the western Pacific during World War II."Operation Hailstone" in February 1944 was a ...