In 1944, RAAF pilot Jim Mitchell took to the skies over Dutch New Guinea - one of the most dangerous theaters of World War II. His story, written decades later by his grandson, captures the tension, ...
Franz Stigler, a German fighter pilot, spared American bomber pilot Charles Brown during World War II, illustrating how ...
Opinion

Editorial roundup: United States

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 23 The Washington Post on conservatism and free markets When American conservatives abandon free-market principles, there’s no ...
A group of volunteer pilots and animal lovers, known as Seuk’s Army, has been conducting weekly airlifts to rescue pets from overwhelmed Southern shelters.
God only knows what we’d be without them, to paraphrase a lyric by the late, great singer-songwriter Brian Wilson. This year’s passing parade is indeed irreplaceable, icons who made an indelible mark ...
A former schoolteacher armed with a radio and a force of Solomon Islander scouts became one of World War II's most legendary ...
The YF-23’s emphasis on stealth and long-range engagements over dogfighting cost it the race with the YF-22—but in hindsight, its vision was the more influential one.
It’s how he came to know his wife, by fueling her charter plane at Love Field—an origin story that spawned years of off-color jokes at family gatherings. And it’s how he buddied up with a squadron of ...
The Most Underrated War Movie of All Time | One Aircraft Carrier Against the Entire Japanese Fleet\ ...