As German paratroopers fought to secure a foothold on Crete, Allied forces launched urgent counterattacks to regain lost ground. Around the vital Maleme airfield, New Zealand and British units tried ...

In May 1941, Nazi Germany launched its first major airborne invasion, targeting the strategic island of Crete. As thousands ...

A former schoolteacher armed with a radio and a force of Solomon Islander scouts became one of World War II's most legendary ...

Mission-Emden. Took off from RAF Stradishall at 2359 hrs. Lost without trace. Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Helmut Woltersdorf of the 4./NJG 1, who was flying Do 215 B-5 G9+OM from ...

Whilst preparing to land at Donna Nook, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Peter Laufs of the 1./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88C from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.

Smoke rises from a section of Wheeler Army Airfield where Cedric Todd's tent had been during the Japanese attack Dec. 7, 1941. Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread.

Kirstin Downey, a former Civil Beat reporter, is a regular contributing columnist specializing in history, culture and the arts, and the occasional political issue. A former Washington Post reporter ...