At dawn on May 8, 1942, the Japanese fleet launched a search mission to locate the U.S. carriers, with aircraft deployed from ...

On the morning of May 7, 1942, a Japanese scout aircraft reported a sighting of U.S. carriers in the Coral Sea, prompting an immediate response from the Japanese carrier forces. By 08:00, 78 Japanese ...

From Dec. 7, 1941 to April 18, 1942 every American was at a spiritual low. The question on American minds was, "Where’s the next Japanese invasion? Maybe Hawaii or America’s west coast?” American ...

The Grumman F6F Hellcat made her maiden flight on June 26, 1942, and was officially introduced into service with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps the following year. The F6F was the direct descendant of ...