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How the British air force's newest jets commemorate a daring and costly World War II bombing mission
To attack the heart of the Nazi war machine, the British air force brought in some of the best pilo…
Benjamin Brimelow
Pilot forced to bail out of F-35 stealth jet after 'landing mishap' on US Navy aircraft carrier in South China Sea
Seven US Navy sailors were injured in the mishap aboard aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, the Navy …
Ryan Pickrell
How a remote lagoon and a 'secret weapon' allowed the US Navy to overwhelm Japanese forces during World War II
Hundreds of ships and thousands of troops relied on Ulithi Atoll to support the Allied advance all …
Benjamin Brimelow
The British navy's aircraft carriers are back after 'a bit of a hiatus,' but one of them has an uncertain future
The Royal Navy has been rebuilding its "big, corporate knowledge" of carrier operations, an officer…
Christopher Woody
US Marine Corps F-35s flew over 5,000 miles for a deployment aboard UK aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth
This will be the first full operational deployment of a US F-35B squadron aboard the British carrie…
Ryan Pickrell
A pilot flying off Britain's flagship aircraft carrier was forced to bail out of an F-35 stealth fighter in the Mediterranean
The British defense ministry said that the pilot was able to make it safely back to the ship and th…
Ryan Pickrell
The UK has recovered the F-35 stealth fighter that crashed off an aircraft carrier into the sea
British newspaper reports say it took a couple of weeks to find the plane and then another few week…
Ryan Pickrell
The UK's new aircraft carrier wrapped up its maiden deployment with 2 more milestones — one good and one bad
HMS Queen Elizabeth's trip across the planet on its maiden deployment was a display of Britain's re…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
The British Navy's 2 new aircraft carriers hit a major milestone at the same time — on opposite sides of the planet
It's been a busy fall for HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, which the Royal Navy calls "…
Benjamin Brimelow
The British air force just sent its brand-new F-35Bs overseas for the first time - here's what their arrival looked like
The jets from 617 Squadron, flown by three British Royal Navy and three Royal Air Force pilots, tou…
Christopher Woody,Associated Press
The legendary RAF 'Dambusters' of WWII are now flying F-35s with US Marines
"We work alongside the US Marines flying the jets and training pilots and maintainers every day. We…