An airman killed in a WWII battle will finally be laid to rest. Loring E. Lord served as a staff sergeant in the US Army Air ...

How did a WWII bomber crew witness their own plane's destruction? Discover the heart-wrenching story of a B-24 Liberator and the infamous photographs that immortalized their tragedy.

U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Loring E. Lord was 28 and served as a gunner aboard an A-26B “Invader” on a bombing mission ...

The “Flying Pencil” was first “blooded” in combat in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War as part of the Luftwaffe’s Condor ...

Three U.S. airmen disappeared after bailing out of a burning B-17 over Germany 80 years ago. An Offutt recovery team ...

The remains of a Massachusetts airman whose aircraft was shot down over Germany during World War II have been identified, and ...

The medals of a hero Second World War bomber pilot whose wife was dragged ... Having used up all their liquid fighting the fire, the crew were exhausted and severely dehydrated following their ...

The aircraft, A9-497, was lost during a 1944 mission when it made an emergency water landing off the coast of Darwin.

Ideally, both the plane and crew also make it home to fight another ... held in high regard. Of all the heavy WWII bombers, the Fortress could take the most hits and still limp home.

It is a mystery 80 years in the making. On the early morning hours of February 18th, 1944, the “Getaway Gertie” a B-24 ...

Buzz Rickson is a dare-devil World War II bomber pilot with a death wish. Failing at everything not involving flying, Rickson lives for the most dangerous missions. His crew lives with this aspect ...