National Security Journal on MSN2d
The Navy Built a Record 50 Jeep Casablanca-Class Aircraft Carriers for 1 Reason
Escort carriers, also known as “Jeep Carriers,” were smaller, lightly armored WWII aircraft carriers built quickly to support ...
Military Times2d
In WWII, the ‘Tokyo Express’ was tough to beat. One man changed that.
Nicknamed the “Tokyo Express” by their opponents, the Japanese “tin cans” acquired the grudging respect of the Americans for ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN20h
Aransas County Airport Smithsonian WWII Exhibition and Fly-In
Rockport, Texas, gets a taste of history with a collection of warbirds and military vehicles arrive for demonstrations and ...
United States Army4d
Missing WWII warfighters found, Families find closure after 80 years
Missing in Action. Just six weeks before World War II would end, the news came to four U.S. service member Families via ...
Military.com5d
Aircraft, Flight Jackets and Pins: How Walt Disney's Characters Inspired Troops in WWII
In 1933, a Navy Reserve Squadron in New York asked Walt Disney's company to develop an insignia for the military unit. What Disney devised was an image of Mickey Mouse riding a goose, with a Navy ...
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Intrepid Museum opens WWII exhibition with historical never-before seen artifacts and aircraft
The Intrepid Museum unveiled a new permanent exhibition with never-before-seen artifacts from World War II. Visitors are greeted ... history of the legendary aircraft carrier U.S.S. Intrepid ...
Navy Times5d
In WWII, the ‘Tokyo Express’ was tough to beat. One man changed that.
(National Archives) World War II was marked by numerous technical advances ... as used in the Solomons campaigns of 1942 to 1943. The naval struggle was generally fought at night, pitting Japanese ...