In 1940, the United Kingdom endured constant German Luftwaffe raids. Aircraft and pilot losses stretched the country’s ...
TUSKEGEE, Ala. — At Moton Field, the same airstrip where the legendary Tuskegee Airmen trained during World War II, a new chapter of aviation history has taken flight. For the first time in nearly 80 ...
The inspiration for this article came from an April 21, 2025, piece by guest author Kevin Wilkins for Vintage Aviation News titled “The American Airfields Where British Pilots Learned to Fly.” To wit: ...
Thousands of books and films have been made over the past 80 years celebrating the bravery of American servicemen during World War II. But what about the 25 American women pilots who also risked their ...
Lt. Col. George Hardy, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen and the last of the group's World War II pilots, died Tuesday night, according to Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. He was 100 years old. “His legacy is ...
A World War II veteran from Nebraska, believed to be America’s last surviving “ace” pilot because he shot down five enemy planes, has died at age 103. Donald McPherson served as a Navy fighter pilot ...
Not all heroes of the sky fought the same way. During World War II, two German pilots, Erich Hartmann and Hans-Joachim Marseille, rose above the chaos with unmatched skill and vision. While the war ...
America’s last known surviving World War II “ace”—a pilot who shot down five enemy planes—has died at age 103. Donald McPherson served as a Navy fighter pilot in the Pacific theater during the war’s ...
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