The F-35 Lightning II is one of the most advanced supersonic fighters of today, used by the U.S. Air Force and military ...

On 15th July 1942, six P-38 fighters and two B-17 bombers encountered a snowstorm, forcing pilots to make an emergency landing. The crew was rescued nine days later, and the aircraft remained in ...

The plane was flying from the Alaskan coastal city of Unalakleet to another city along the Bering Sea coast, Nome—a journey ...

Fast forward to January 13, 1982 and 78 people lost their lives in another crash into the Potomac River. This time it was Air Florida flight 90, a Boeing 737 that took off on an icy day and hit the ...

Though flight attendants help keep passengers comfortable in part by giving out drinks, snacks, blankets and headphones, ...

In 1949, a passenger plane and a military craft collided near Washington DC, launching a grim recovery effort in the Potomac ...

Collisions like the one between an American Airlines plane and a helicopter over the Potomac River in D.C. this week have led ...

All on board the Delta flight from Minneapolis survived the crash, but it is still unclear how the aircraft was upended, ...

The plane operated by Bering Air was carrying nine passengers and a pilot from Unalakleet to Nome in northwestern Alaska when ...

In seconds, the wreckage of each aircraft plunged into the icy Potomac River, the victims with it. All perished.

Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...