It lacked the sleek lines of a fighter or the imposing presence of a heavy bomber, yet the Consolidated PBY Catalina became one of the most important aircraft of World War II. Known affectionately as ...
When the Martin PBM Mariner won a U.S. Navy production contract in 1937 without even flying a full-scale prototype, it upended long-standing procurement rules just as war loomed. As World War II ...
World War II proved that control of the oceans could determine the outcome of a global conflict. While battleships had long ...