Various land-based fighters were converted to become seaplanes during the Second World War. A few were very impressive, like the Spitfire floatplanes; some of the others were, to put it kindly, ...

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The new Hornet had a distinguished World War II career that included the invasion of Saipan and the Battle of the Philippine ...

A bold night attack by the Indian Navy that shattered Pakistan’s western fleet and changed the course of the 1971 war.