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The article examines the failed designed of the Mitsubishi G4M1 "Betty" bomber aircraft used by Japan during World War II. Information is provided on the specifications of the bomber's artillery and engine, noting the flammability of the airplane when struck by enemy fire. The article goes on to cover efforts by Mitsubishi to redesign a safer, less flammable version of the "Betty."

The article presents information on the U.S. attack on the advanced Japanese base at Saipan. As a powerful American force launched its attack on the advanced Japanese base at Saipan, B-29 Superfortresses struck at the great steel works at Yawata in the industrial heart of Japan, Liberators carried out bombing attacks of unprecedented fury against Truk, Yap and Palau and a carrier-based force hit the Bonin Islands, 650 miles southeast of Tokyo. On the days immediately preceding the Saipan landing, all the more important islands in the Manaria group were subjected to heavy air and sea attacks and another naval task force bombarded Paramushiru, Shimushu and Matsua in the Kuriles, 1,000 miles north of the Japanese capital.

The article discusses about Nakajima G8N fighter plane. Topics of discussion includes Nakajima managed to fly its bomber Called the G8N Renzan (Mountain Range), the aircraft which was codenamed Rita by the Allies. When judged against comparable Allied bombers Renzan was formidable aircraft. By late 1944, however, the course of the World war II had radically changed as Japan was on the defensive.

The article discusses the experiences of U.S. fighter pilots who participated in the first bombing raid against Japan during World War II. The author notes that many of these pilots gather at an annual reunion. The landing of the fighter planes in China following the bombing is described, as are the experiences of the pilots later in life.

The article discusses on the growing threat of high-tech antiship missiles in the world. It states that the growing threat from increasingly sophisticated radar-guided missiles has generated interest in a new type of obscurant for surface-ship defense. Further its mentions that introduction of the kamikaze airplane developed by Japan, is a highly effective guided antiship missiles, and the most significant development in non-nuclear naval warfare since the end of World War II.

Ordnance specialist Jack Christopher helped turn the stately Martin PBM-5 flying boat into an aggressive attacker of Japanese shipping. Throughout World War II, fighters, bombers and reconnaissance planes dominated headlines around the world. However, flying boats such as Germany's Blohm und Voss Bv-138, Britain's Short Sunderland, Japan's Kawanishi H6K and H8K, and the U.S. Navy's Consolidated PBY Catalina and Martin PBM Mariner earned a measure of fame in such vital roles as maritime reconnaissance, anti-submarine patrols and air-sea rescue, or" Dumbo," missions. Operating from Kerama Retto, a small island group south of Okinawa, they carried out anti-shipping operations against small enemy convoys and rescued the crews of Boeing B-29s lost while engaged in bombing Japan, as well as those of carrier planes downed in combat between Formosa and the Japanese Home Islands.

The article reports on a so-called blip that occurred on the screen of the U.S. B-29 bomber after it took off from a base near Tokyo, Japan in the week of October 13, 1952. Another blip traced from the location of the Soviet-held Kurils was observed by radar monitors. It states the search operation conducted by Thunderjets and surface craft after the B-29 failed to return to its base. According to Japanese eyewitnesses, a burning aircraft fell into the sea, which is believed to be under the control of the Soviet Union.

The article focuses on issues related to the World War II. It mentions the determination of Great Britain to endure the attacks of Germany, wherein Britain has managed to keep a naval blockade of the continent and returned every visit of the Nazi bombers with a gusto indicating that Britain is far from crushed. Dictator Adolf Hitler is forced to take another course in destroying Britain, considering the seizure of Suez, Egypt and Gibraltar. It adds the possible attack of Japan at Indonesia.

The article reports on Mexico Maru merchant marine ship, and baby bomber airplane manufactured in Japan.

Focuses on relations between Japan and the Soviet Union. Report of a two-day battle in Japan in which a Japanese division was moved back through the use of tanks, artillery and airplanes; Claim of Tokyo to shot down five Soviet bombers over Korea; Discussion on possible strategies of Japan and the Soviet to be applied against each other; Intentions of Japan to invade Siberia.

The article discusses the history and design of a Japanese bomber plane the M6A1 Seiran on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at the U.S. National Air and Space Museum as of 2013. According to the article, the plane was the first bomber designed by the Japanese to be built at sea, 26 Seirans were built, though none saw combat during World War II, and that the wings of the plane folded.

The author discusses the beginning of the so called Doolittle's Raid or the bombings of Tokyo, Japan in 1942. The author states that less is known on what has happened at the raid in Washington Navy Yard than those films "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" and "Pearl Harbor" depicting the USS Hornet's bombing on Japan. He adds that U.S. fleet admiral Ernest J. King has devised the idea on attacking Japan in January 1942 by launching army bombers through an aircraft carrier.

Focuses on the attack of the B-32 Dominator bomber aircraft by Japanese pilots during its photograph mission in Yontan in Okinawa, Japan on August 18, 1945. Details of the attack; Views of Japanese pilot Lieutenant Saburo Sakai on B-32; Background of Sergeant Anthony J. Marchione, the pilot of the bomber who died during the attack.

Focuses on the use of B-24 bomber aircraft against Japanese fighters during World War II. Experiences of 1st Lieutenant William T. Larkin in piloting B-24; Challenge faced by 1st Lieutenant Glenn McConnell in a search mission along the Chinese coast.

This article focuses on the Smithsonian Institution which has once again found itself at the center of a dispute over the Enola Gay, a B-29 bomber. The B-29 bomber is known the world over as the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, ending World War II. Several American and Japanese historical groups think its atomic mission also is worth mentioning. This is the second time the Enola Gay, named for pilot Paul Tibbets's mother, has sparked controversy.