The National Interest on MSN2d
“The Night Witches”: The Soviet Air Force’s Deadliest Female Bomber Pilots
To answer that question, we turn to former Sunday Times of London journalist Russell Miller in his 1984 book The Soviet Air ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN6d
WWII Warbirds from the CAF Capital Wing to Appear in Nine States
Book a ride in an impressive lineup of warbirds on their tour throughout the United States this airshow season ...
Pentagon Flags WWII Plane That Nuked Japan as Woke
The Department of Defense is flagging photos of the Tuskegee Airmen and "Enola Gay" bomber in its purge of DEI content.
The untold story of the battle that helped end WW2 in Europe
Operation Varsity "was the battle that ended" World War Two in Europe, yet it is largely unknown to all but military history buffs. British, Canadian and American forces took off mostly from Essex ...
Kansas City Star on MSN9d
Divers’ discovery of World War II plane crash leads to ID of US soldier, officials say
A 2019 discovery by Danish divers found the wreck in the depth of the Baltic Sea, leading excavators to later pull evidence ...
The Aviationist on MSN2d
F-22 Pilots Compete for Revived Mitchell Trophy Air Race, with a Focus on ACE
Revived after nearly 89 years, the historic Mitchell Trophy Air Race returned with a modern twist as the U.S. Air Force incorporated Agile Combat ...
Chaos, confusion and ice-covered wings: The WW2 mission that every pilot dreaded
Among the many individual battles that will be commemorated this year on the anniversary of Allied victories in WW2, are ...
How the Intrepid Moved a World War II Fighter Plane
The 33-foot Corsair, on loan from Florida, had to be “rigged up on skates” to get to the Intrepid’s hangar deck.
The Advocate (Newark) on MSN7d
Former Alexandria High School student shot down in Romania during WWII bombing run
Robert "Bob" Hickman dropped out of school at age 18 and enlisted in the Army Air Corps at Fort Hayes, Columbus in February ...
The Final F-16 Fighting Falcon Sortie Of The USAF 56th Fighter Wing
The last F-16 sortie at Luke AFB signals the final chapter for the 56th Fighter Wing’s beloved Viper transitioning to the ...
Task & Purpose24d
Ronald Reagan narrated a short film in 1945 about the Tuskegee Airmen
The 10-minute Army-produced film is a kind of first draft of history on the Tuskegee Airmen, the famed World War II flyers ... with white pilots. But it’s hard to watch “Wings For This Man ...