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Supremacy at Sea, an impeccably researched history by Evan Mawdsley, details the work of Task Force 58 and the men who led its efforts

At a critical moment during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944, the order was given for the blacked-out US aircraft carriers to turn on their lights to assist American pilots returning to their ships in the dark. “We stood open-mouthed on the deck for a moment,” wrote one naval officer, “at the sheer audacity of asking the Japs to come and get us, then a spontaneous cheer went up… Let them come if they dared. Japs or no Japs, the Navy was taking care of its...

Even in 2023, when people think of a hybrid, they immediately think of the Toyota Prius and probably not much else. But at its root, a hybrid drivetrain ...

Victory over Japan Day reminds us what American exceptionalism is made of

The ascendance of the American Navy came not because Americans were uniquely better sailors but because the American economy was a behemoth.

On June 26, 1942, the Grumman XF6F-1, Bureau of Aeronautics serial number (Bu. No.) 02981, prototype for the Navy and Marine Corps F6F Hellcat fighter, with Grumman’s Chief Engineer and Test Pilot Robert Leicester Hall flying, made a 25-minute first flight at the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation plant, Bethpage, Long Island, New York.

Ott and his pilot were awarded the DSC after participating in the search-and-destroy mission designated Operation Dukedom

U.S. Navy Pilots David McCampbell and Roy Rushing made history in a heroic air battle over the Leyte Gulf

One Grumman Hellcat sliced the tail off the other. That’s what parachutes are for.

Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver Bu.83393 is making marvelous progress as its restoration comes together at Fagen Fighters WWII Museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota. (image by Evan Fagen) Evan Fagen, the museum’s chief pilot, relayed the following details from their workshop manager, Brandon Duel: “Since the fuselage and center section of the wings were joined back in October, the crew at Fagen Fighters Restoration has been working hard on finishing out some structural work left on the center secti...