This Medal of Honor recipient became an ace pilot in a day
Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...
Chicago Sun-Times6d
Anthony Faikus, WWII fighter pilot, dies at 101
He was a World War II fighter pilot ... the famous 40th Fighter Squadron, also known as “The Red Devils.” Mr. Faikus worked on patrol missions and bomber escorts, flying P-39 Airacobras ...
Virginia Connection Newspapers16h
Airplane Crash 76 Years Ago Killed 55 at National Airport
Fast forward to January 13, 1982 and 78 people lost their lives in another crash into the Potomac River. This time it was Air Florida flight 90, a Boeing 737 that took off on an icy day and hit the ...
National Interest on MSN5d
Imperial Japan’s Nakajima Ki-27 “Nate” Was No Match for the Flying Tigers
The Ki-27 was a single-seater, highly maneuverable, fixed-gear airplane, but it was no match for the Flying Tigers. When one ...
The National Interest1d
Show Of Force: America’s F-22s Are Going On Parade
The United States Air Force carried out its first “elephant walk” of 2025 at Langley Air Force Base (AFB) in Virginia last month. The surge exercise on January 31 included aircraft from the 1st ...
The National Interest6d
Imperial Japan’s Nakajima Ki-27 “Nate” Was No Match for the Flying Tigers
The Ki-27 was a single-seater, highly maneuverable, fixed-gear airplane, but it was no match for the Flying Tigers. When one thinks of Imperial Japan’s World War II fighter planes, the legendary ...
Found And Explained on MSN18h
The vertical fighter jet with eight engines... Bell D-188
In the 1950s, the U.S. military envisioned a game-changing fighter jet—the Bell D-188, a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft with eight jet engines. Designed to operate from remote locations ...
SFGate5d
Ultrarare seaplane spotted over San Francisco
The Philippine Mars, one of the last surviving World War II-era Martin JRM Mars flying ... It later found new life as a firefighting aircraft in British Columbia, where it operated for decades.
Hindustan Times6d
Missing Alaska plane found with all ten people dead. Here's what we know so far
2. David Olson, Bering Air's director of operations, said the aircraft left Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m. on Thursday. Radar data showed that at approximately 3:18 p.m., the plane “experienced some ...
50 Extremely Rare And Fascinating Pictures Of People Throughout History I Can Pretty Much Guarantee You've Never Heard Of
According to the photo's caption, pictured here are "A Rockwitz (312lbs), comedian Eddie Carvey (250lbs), David Burns (475lbs ...
Seattle Times6d
Here’s what we know about a commuter plane crash in Alaska that killed 10 people
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Authorities are focusing on the wreckage of a plane that crashed off western Alaska as they try to determine what caused the small commuter aircraft to go down in the icy ...
The Free Press Journal4d
Aero India 2025: In A First, 5th-Generation Fighter Jets Su-57, US F-35 To Share Same Air Strip; List Of All Aircraft Participating In Mega Event
Su 57 Felon: Developed by Sukhoi, It is Russia’s premier stealth multirole fighter is designed for superior air superiority and strike capabilities. The aircraft is equipped with advanced ...