Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the decades following World War II, numerous fighter pilots have emerged from the record books to belatedly receive an honor ...

For the Allied forces, the skies over Europe from 1942 to 1943 brought near ruinous casualty numbers. The odds of a B-17 crewman surviving the 25 missions required to complete a tour were only one in ...

CHAMBLEE, Ga. - You probably didn't know it, but a hero flew over thousands of people's heads on Tuesday. For his 100th birthday, World War II veteran Paul Crawford flew a P-51 Mustang. He and the ...

Discover the untold story of the P-51 Mustang in World War II, where daring pilots faced deadly German anti-aircraft fire on the ground. Learn how strategic orders to strafe enemy airfields turned ...

Key Points and Summary - Pre-war air doctrine claimed massed, gun-bristling bombers could penetrate enemy airspace without escorts. Reality hit hard in 1943—daylight raids like Schweinfurt-Regensburg ...

FARGO – For the first time in 69 years, a decorated World War II pilot was back in the cockpit. Capt. Jervis Van Vleck Heimbach, now 93, reminisced about his experiences in the war at the Fargo Air ...

Terre Haute Regional Airport was buzzing on Friday as pilots performing in the Terre Haute Air Show spent the day rehearsing their routines, and members of the public bustled around the area to get a ...

Vintage World War II fighter planes are some of the most magnificent machines ever to jump from the drawing board into the moral realm. Even so, we doubt most people would want to bother taking a P-51 ...

Ford Mustang-based restomods are quite popular nowadays and there's no shortage of builds based on early 1965 models. But you don't get to see speedster conversions very often. Here's a unique ...

SEQUIM — Hal Burch doesn’t need to spend $2,200 to fly aboard a P-51 Mustang when the Wings of Freedom tour makes its biennial stop in Port Angeles beginning today. The 85-year-old Sequim man has been ...

Dwight D. Eisenhower was president when Bernie Armstrong last got inside a P-51 Mustang and “danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings.” “It’s a pretty day for flying,” he said following a 20-minute ...

The P-51 was designed as the NA-73 in 1940 at Britain's request. The design showed promise, and Army Air Corps purchases of Allison-powered Mustangs began in 1941, primarily for photo reconnaissance ...