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The P-51 Mustang and the man who won the World War II air war with it
It was thanks to former WWI pilot Tommy Hitchcock that the P-51 entered U.S service — and changed the skies over Europe ...
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P-38 Lightning: The Backbone of America’s World War II Air Force
Before the arrival of the vaunted North American P-51D Mustang, towards the end of World War II, U.S. forces relied on other ... Harrison joined the US Air Force as a Pilot Trainee but was medically ...
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Air Force purges photos, websites on pioneering female pilots
Some websites on retired Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, the Air Force's first female fighter pilot, and the World War II-era ...
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War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon’s DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women ...
New Zealand family has war medals returned after lucky find in Perth
The New Zealand Defence Force was able to put Chaplain Lea in touch with Billy's grand-niece Karen Curtis, who was delighted to receive the medals. They had been given to Billy's widow Ann after he ...
Air Force’s newest plane, the Skyraider II, honors a legendary aircraft
The Skyraider II is the latest aircraft to pay homage to a legendary plane. The original A-1 Skyraider flew from 1946 to the ...
Petition filed to revoke LeMay’s medal for role in Tokyo air raid
A group of activists is calling for the revocation of a Japanese government honor given to U.S. Air Force Gen. Curtis LeMay, ...