Chuck Yeager: Fighter Pilot
•June 21, 2017 • Read Comments (4)
The aviation pioneer Chuck Yeager was an ace in the European Theater during World War II. More »
The North American P-51 Mustang is one of the most famous aircraft of World War II. An American design originally configured as a dive bomber, the plane was then considered for use as a fighter. However, its Allison engine was not equal to the task. The introduction of the British Rolls-Royce Merlin engine provided the power to develop a highly capable long-range fighter interceptor and escort for heavy bomber formations participating in deep penetration raids against German cities and industrial targets. The Mustang accounted for nearly 5,000 aerial kills during World War II.
•June 21, 2017 • Read Comments (4)
The aviation pioneer Chuck Yeager was an ace in the European Theater during World War II. More »
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Larry Stevens, a teenaged gunner on a venerable B-17G named Full House, survived 35 missions to make it back home. More »
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Marrying an American dive-bomber design and a British engine, the North American P-51 Mustang became one of the greatest fighters of World War II. More »
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Wilbur “Bib” Bowers flew bombing missions with the eight air force and witnessed aerial combat and other significant events firsthand. More »
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The 56th Fighter Group led by Colonel Hubert Zemke scored over 500 kills before its ace commander’s transfer. More »
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The adventures of WWII fighter ace “Kid” Hofer presaged a somewhat mysterious death in combat. More »
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As the weather cleared, allied aircraft hit the Germans hard during the Battle of the Bulge, blunting Hitler’s audacious Ardennes counteroffensive. More »
•November 22, 2016 • 1 Comment
The author remembers the harrowing experience of piloting a bomber in the skies above Nazi Germany. More »
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The Hawker Typhoon wreaked havoc on German troops in the deadly pocket in eastern France. More »
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The Luftwaffe sent the Me-262 jet fighter aloft in the final months of World War II in a vain effort to challenge Allied air superiority. More »
