military aviation history Archives

U.S. WWII Ace Richard Bong’s P-38 Believed Found

The fighter aircraft, which crashed in 1944, has been identified and verified in Papua New Guinea.

Remembering the Late WWII Triple Ace Bud Anderson

After the war, the legendary aviator became a test pilot, flying more than 130 different aircraft.

Mission to Étampes

In June 1944, Lancaster ND533 took off on its final flight.

Tuskegee Fighter Pilot, 100, Receives Honorary Promotion to Colonel

Retired lieutenant colonel James H. Harvey III was the military’s first Black fighter jet pilot to fly in Korean airspace and the winner of the original ‘Top Gun’ competition, the Air Force said.