The potency of the US Navy’s air power increased at a bewildering rate during the second world war. From hair-raising early exploits against a superior opponent, ever more capable military aircraft ...

On July 19, the National Museum of World War II Aviation in Colorado Springs hosted the first official public event showcasing their recently restored Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, BuNo 75552-a rare World ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A rare World War II Navy dive bomber that was stripped, burned and dumped in Lake Washington during the 1940s returned to the skies July 19 after a decades-long journey from ...

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Louis E. “Lou” Burke Jr. was born on Oct. 4, 1916, in Holbrook, Arizona, the elder of two boys. In the early 1930s, Lou’s ...