CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Personal Birth date: January 20, 1930 Birth place: Montclair, New Jersey Birth name: Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. Father: Edwin ...

"Back in the Vietnam War, North Korean air force pilots were sent there, but their planes weren't equipped with parachutes or ...

Ukraine's air force says one of its F-16 fighter jet pilots shot down six missiles during a Russian aerial attack last month. Meanwhile, Moscow says its troops have inflicted a series of defeats ...

By George Monaghan Can a fighter pilot who killed a man in the Korean War become an influence on Sally Rooney? Can a member of Hunter Thompson’s “freak power” campaign be acclaimed as one of the most ...

The South Korean troops quickly killed the pilot. The observer is reported to have gone ... The post The North American F-82 ...

James McCubbin, 103, is under consideration for recognition as a WWII ace for shooting down enemy aircraft in his P-51 ...

Combat aviation aces are literally a dying breed. Colonel Perry Dahl passed away at his home in Tampa, Florida, on December 2 ...

In the decades following World War II, numerous fighter pilots have emerged from the record ... McCubbin resigned his commission just before the Korean War in 1950. He formed a small but ...

The fierce shark teeth on some warplanes have their roots in World Wars I and II, and they continue on today. Here's why ...

He was selected for fighter pilot training in an early version of ... Colonel Dahl was recalled to active duty during the Korean War and was stationed at bases in Texas and France.

Perry Dahl, one of the last living American WWII aces who shot down five or more enemy aircraft, died after a storied 37-year ...