In “Spitfires” by Becky Aikman, the saga of wartime American women pilots comes vividly to life.

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

Nikolai Shishkin was 19 years old when Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union. In 1940, after finishing school, he was called ...

A World War Two American fighter pilot has been surprised with a flight in a Mustang aeroplane 80 years to the day after he was shot down. Joe Peterburs was escorting United States Army Air Forces ...

During World War II, American fighter pilots relied on specialized uniforms, survival gear, and flight equipment to withstand the extreme conditions of aerial combat. But what exactly did they wear in ...

The spirals on the noses of German fighter planes in World War II weren't a fashion statement. They had some very practical ...

A World War Two American fighter pilot has been surprised with a flight in a Mustang aeroplane 80 years to the day after he was shot down. Joe Peterburs was escorting United States Army Air Forces ...

Whether pilots and crews drew pinups or painted ... two of the best German fighter planes of WW2. The spirals worked well to promote safety. Imagine working on a flight line in a war zone ...

LOUISVILLE – The Louisville Hall of Achievement will induct two men as the Class of 2025: George G. Contos, a World War II ...

A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri ... marking one of the more unusual and little-known episodes of World War II. The pilot received the same funeral that ...