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B-29 DOC Returns to World War II Weekend in Reading, PA
The skies over Reading, Pennsylvania, will roar with history this June as B-29 DOC, one of only two flying B-29 ...
Remains of 3 U.S. airmen killed in WWII identified 82 years after their bomber crashed
Three airmen who died during a World War II bombing raid have been accounted for, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ...
WWII bomber found on Pacific Ocean floor — with a bomb still attached and vintage car on board
NOAA Ocean Exploration sent cameras inside the wreck over the Easter holiday weekend and three planes were located in the ...
Why was a car inside a sunk World War II aircraft carrier? NOAA researchers perplexed
A crew exploring the USS Yorktown at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean came across the unexpected sight of a Ford automobile in ...
World War 2's Worst Bomber Was Basically A Flying Coffin
America has made many great airplanes, but this wasn't one of them. Toward the war's end, many of them went straight from the ...
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Restored World War II-era bomber arrives at the Palm Springs Air Museum for six-day visit
A restored B-29 Superfortress, known as Doc, is visiting Palm Springs. Doc is one of just two airworthy Superfortresses in ...
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WWII dive bomber found on Pacific floor — with a bomb still attached, NOAA says
A World War II bomber has been discovered 3 miles deep in the Pacific Ocean, and it’s still fully armed with an 83-year-old bomb fixed to the wing, NOAA Ocean Exploration says. The Douglas SBD ...
Kentucky honors WWII veteran 81 years after his death
Flags across Kentucky are flying at half-staff on Saturday as a tribute to Army Air Force First Lieutenant Joe De Jarnette.
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WWII dive bomber found on Pacific floor — with a bomb still attached, NOAA says
NOAA Ocean Exploration video screengrab A World War II bomber has been discovered 3 miles deep in the Pacific Ocean, and it’s still fully armed with an 83-year-old bomb fixed to the wing ...