Three aircraft associated with seven American servicemen missing in action from World War II were recently discovered in Truk Lagoon, now known as Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia, by ...

A U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless of Bombing Squadron 5 (VB-5) lands on the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) after striking the Japanese base at Truk, 17-18 February 1944. The Yorktown senior ...

Witness the opening of Operation Hailstone as the United States launches a meticulously planned assault on Truk Lagoon. This video captures the first waves of aircraft striking Japanese airfields and ...

A coral-covered propeller of a U.S. SBD-5 Dauntless dive bomber stands on the sea floor in Truk Lagoon. © University of Delaware / Courtesy of Dr. Mark Moline ...

In February 1944, Task Force 58 struck Truk Lagoon in a surprise raid designed to cripple Japan’s central Pacific stronghold. After a low-level fighter sweep shattered air resistance, waves of dive ...

Project Recover, which harnesses technology in an attempt to find and repatriate Americans missing in action (MIA) during World War II, discovered the aircraft in Truk Lagoon, now known as Chuuk ...

In the years leading to WWII, as tensions built across the globe, the legacy of the Pan Am Clipper brigade had captured the hearts of aviation enthusiasts worldwide. These novel aircraft changed ...