The spirals on the noses of German fighter planes in World War II weren't a fashion statement. They had some very practical reasons for being there.

From Looney Toons characters to shark teeth to pinup models, nose art on aircraft has a storied history in air forces around the world. Here is how it evolved.

Don Allen admires his handiwork as a "nose art" artist of World War II when he painted fanciful designs like this one, dubbed "Blondie," on the noses of U.S. fighter planes. Whirlwind Productions ...

The city of Livermore is recognizing our country’s 249th year of independence with a display of the warbirds that have helped ...

A plane flown in World War II and exhibited in a Spokane museum crashed Friday morning at the Deer Park Airport.

While fighter planes have evolved over the years, they still have their roots in some of the most mass-produced fighter aircraft of the World War II era.

The fighter-bomber being moved, a Corsair on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Fla., would have gone in and out easily, as aircraft did during World War II.

A plane, which explorers believe was flown by Wisconsin WW2 ace pilot Richard Bong, has been discovered in the Papua New Guinea jungle.

First introduced during the Spanish Civil War, the Messerschmitt Bf-109 was the most widely produced fighter aircraft by Germany in WWII, with nearly 34,000 manufactured.

A legendary lost WWII plane has appeared after 80 years. Richard Bong downed 40 Japanese aircraft in his trusty “Marge.” Then, after a crash, it went missing.