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 ...

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 ...

The Highland man served as a welder for the U.S. Army during World War II, his daughter Barbara McQueen said. Brakley was training to become a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps when he was told the war ...

Easily one of the most famous warplanes in history, the P-51 Mustang was manufactured by North American Aviation (NAA). North American, as it is often called, was originally formed as a holding ...

The winner can choose to redeem their flight at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on July 22 to 25 or at the Mustang’s home base in ...

"World News Tonight" anchor David Muir reported on a remarkable moment as a 100-year-old World War II fighter pilot returned to the skies over McKinleyville, California, taking the controls of the ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The iconic P-51 Mustang fighter-bomber arrived Wednesday for this weekend’s Rose City Airfest happening at the airport in Tyler. The 5th annual Rose City Air Fest in Tyler is ...