The Supermarine Spitfire single-seat fighter aircraft of the Second World War marks nine decades since its first flight in 1936.

EXCLUSIVE: For 90th anniversary of its maiden flight, historian and columnist Leo McKinstry pays glorious tribute to the ...

At RIAT over RAF Fairford, we witness three living pieces of World War II history take to the sky in tight formation. The Avro Lancaster leads, its four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines producing a deep, ...

In the Vietnam War US Phantoms claimed to have destroyed around 147 aircraft (of a total of 195 North Vietnamese Air Force ...

On August 7 1926, nine Grand Prix cars lined up before a vast crowd. Four hours later, victory went to the Delage 15-S-8 ...

A small plane hit multiple vehicles while making an emergency landing in the middle of a Georgia street on Monday afternoon, cops said. The single-engine plane made the dramatic landing on Browns ...

The Gloster Meteor, Britain’s first operational jet fighter, was developed under strict secrecy during the Second World War.

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A small plane made an emergency landing Monday in Gainesville and hit multiple vehicles, according to police. The Gainesville Police Department said on Facebook that the single ...

1958: Nathan Leopold, who was convicted with Richard Loeb of killing Bobby Franks in 1924, was released on parole. Other “crimes of the century” have come and gone, but the “perfect murder” of Bobby ...

World War II proved that control of the oceans could determine the outcome of a global conflict. While battleships had long ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 8, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Front page flashback: Feb. 9, 2000 The ...