From there, his kill tally rose in twos and threes. On July 5, 1944, he stood atop the victory list in Europe with 28 kills, ...

In this video, we uncover the remarkable story of Egon Mayer, one of Germany’s most feared and accomplished fighter aces of World War II. Credited with over 50 Spitfire kills and 25 heavy bomber ...

SAN ANTONIO — At 100, Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson Jr. still vividly remembers aerial combat high over Germany with fellow ace Chuck Yeager. The dogfights play like an old World War II movie reel, ...

German engineers and scientists created some exceptional and novel military designs during WWII. Granted, not everything they created was an instant success, and they even created one fighter jet that ...

Major Erich Hartmann remains the greatest fighter ace in history, with 352 confirmed victories in 1,404 combat sorties during World War II. Known as the “Blond Knight of Germany,” he survived 16 ...

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Donald McPherson, who scored five aerial victories and was considered the last living American ace pilot from World War II, died this month at the age of 103. McPherson served as a naval aviator ...

World War II aircraft were painted in a wide assortment of colors, from shades of gray to olive drab, blue, and camouflage patterns. British planes were painted Dark Earth, Dark Green, and Night — a ...

Two WWII ace pilots, Col. Clarence "Bud" Anderson and Cmdr. Dean "Diz" Laird, both over 100 years old, took a celebratory flight in a Boeing Stearman biplane. The flight was arranged by Dream Flights, ...