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Deadliest female pilots of WWII

In the 1930s, with the black clouds of war gathering over the skies of Europe once more, the Soviet Union under Josef Stalin ...
Christmas 1943, a badly shot up B-17 struggled to stay in the air, it was the first mission for the 21-year-old pilot, half ...
One hundred seventy-seven B-24 Liberators took off from Libya on August 1, 1943, bound for the Romanian oil refineries at ...
In 1943, Army pilot Lt. Morton Sher of Greenville was killed and declared missing. Eight decades later, his remains were ...
Bruce Eames recalls his first flight with Minot pilot Warren Pietsch in the P-51 Mustang “The Dakota Kid.” “I’ll never forget ...
There are incidents of Commonwealth airmen being captured after taking off from Malta, such as the case of a Vickers Wellington bomber from No. 458 Squadron RAA (Royal Australian Air Force) the crew ...
George Holbrook, a World War II veteran, celebrated his 104th birthday with family and staff at Avalon Palm Assisted Living, ...
An Airbus A320 pilot reveals what it’s like flying through the Andes, sharing insight on terrain, training, and becoming a ...
Aviation and history buffs and their families, will enjoy a visit to the retired U.S. aircraft carrier Midway in San Diego, ...
Nov. 11, 1997 -- With World War II just on the horizon, Jack Shelton could see his career as a college dance band leader being cut short. But he was ready for it. "I already knew I wanted to be a ...
George’s previous startup, BRIDJ, operated a (human-driven) commuter bus service in Boston, Kansas City, and Washington, D.C.
The United States is expanding "air corridors" that will deliver combat power to China's doorstep in a future conflict.