Nurse Alice Beck Darrow, a former longtime Lake County resident, met the Navy sailor who would become her husband when he came in for surgery to remove a Japanese-fired bullet lodged in the wall ...
Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.
A U.S. airman was laid to rest on Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery over 80 years after his plane was shot down over Germany during World War II.
The 431st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron will be a tenant unit of the 8th Fighter Wing based at Kunsan Air Base in South Korea.
A deactivated World War II-era fighter squadron in South Korea was given new life and equipped with MQ-9 Reaper drones.
The significant airfield repair and upgrade work might support frontline fighters in the future, as the U.S. develops distributed basing to counter China ...
George Hardy, an original Red Tail and the last Tuskegee combat pilot of WWII, dies at 100; he flew 21 missions escorting bombers.
Hardy passed away on Tuesday at his home in Sarasota, Florida, according to Tuskegee Airmen Inc., a nonprofit group focused on honoring the history and impact of the group. Hardy was part of the ...
The Hellcat’s forgiving flight characteristics and durability allowed less experienced pilots to survive early engagements and gain greater experience against the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero.
This video recounts the story of Ed McNeff, a pilot of the 355th Fighter Group, highlighting his first dogfight against the German Luftwaffe and the training that prepared him for combat. Flying both ...
Dive deep into the controversial history of the Ukrainian SS Legion in our latest World War II documentary. This video uncovers the complex and often misunderstood story of the Ukrainian volunteers ...
The US Air Force is putting a permanent drone presence on the Korean Peninsula, reviving a World War II-era squadron to bolster security amid simmering military tensions in the region.