In October 1943, one pilot’s actions reshaped perceptions of aerial warfare. With 18 enemy fighters downed in just 24 hours, his name became synonymous with elite dogfighting skill. This performance ...

A day in the life of 77 Squadron RAAF pilot, Jim Mitchell, is an account during the Pacific War in 1944. Written by Jim Mitchell's youngest grandson, it's the story of a fighter sweep over Dutch New ...

Banned from flying in the U.S., these 25 American women headed to Britain to help ferry military aircraft—and fascinated the ...

In the decades following World War II, numerous fighter pilots have emerged from the record books to belatedly receive an honor long denied them: credit for downing five enemy aircraft and ...

The ceremony honored Rob Holland, a stunt pilot who crashed at Langley Air Force Base while practicing for an airshow.

Teens in Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum program to be part of funeral flyover for legendary pilot Lt. Col. Harry ...

His citation reads: 'An outstanding fighter pilot who has now destroyed 8 enemy aircraft (confirmed) and 3 others probably, besides damaging a further 2. 'His brilliant and inspiring leadership ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri ... unusual and little-known episodes of World War II. The pilot received the same funeral that ...