For the Allied forces, the skies over Europe from 1942 to 1943 brought near ruinous casualty numbers. The odds of a B-17 crewman surviving the 25 missions required to complete a tour were only one in ...

True, the PA-48 would have been cheaper, but this virtue is rooted in a time when human life was cheaper. America lost almost forty-four thousand Army Air Force (the precursor to the U.S. Air Force) ...

Key point: While a great performer for its era, the Mustang wasn’t suitable to the more advanced Cold War. The North American P-51 Mustang was one of the greatest fighters of World War II. Had life ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the decades following World War II, numerous fighter pilots have emerged from the record books to belatedly receive an honor ...

CHAMBLEE, Ga. - You probably didn't know it, but a hero flew over thousands of people's heads on Tuesday. For his 100th birthday, World War II veteran Paul Crawford flew a P-51 Mustang. He and the ...

After last year we were treated with the Eagle Squadron Mustang GT, honoring the three American fighter squadrons that supported the British in the Battle of Britain, Ford’s 2019 tribute to World War ...

Rancho Palos Verdes pilot Brad Lang will participate in the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover in Washington, D.C., on Friday with more than 50 vintage World War II aircraft in 15 historically sequenced ...

FARGO – For the first time in 69 years, a decorated World War II pilot was back in the cockpit. Capt. Jervis Van Vleck Heimbach, now 93, reminisced about his experiences in the war at the Fargo Air ...

Terre Haute Regional Airport was buzzing on Friday as pilots performing in the Terre Haute Air Show spent the day rehearsing their routines, and members of the public bustled around the area to get a ...