Fourteen young men died in 1943 when their bomber had trouble lifting off the runway in what would become Palm Beach Internation Airport.

Spitfires: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During World War II,” By Becky Aikman. Publisher: Bloomsbury. 368 pages. $31.99. Since President Donald Trump nominated a former ...

The United States barred women pilots from the armed forces during World War II, but that didn’t stop ... adjusted her helmet in the cockpit of an Army plane before taking off from an eastern ...

Colin Bell is a regular at the RAF Club in London where he pops in for a G&T and a chat with other members in the Churchill Bar. Smartly dressed, and walking without a stick, it is a week before ...

Wednesday is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking Germany’s unconditional surrender and the end of WWII in Europe ... in the war that they sought out pilots from around the world, even ...

Amid Propstore's gathering of coveted "Star Wars" collectibles that will be on the block during its Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction in Los Angeles come September is a Rebel pilot helmet ...

Among the highlights is an incredibly rare Rebel Pilot helmet custom-made for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Designed by Oscar-winning costume designer John Mollo - the visionary ...

SWEETWATER, Texas — The Sweetwater WASP Museum is holding its annual homecoming to honor the female pilots that flew in World War II. The WASP (Women’s Air Force Service Pilots) were a group ...

Len served with the Royal NZ Air Force as a pilot in the Pacific during the last year of WWII. Born and bred in Hawke’s Bay, an interest in aircraft led him to join the Air Force and he trained ...

Nebraska veterans who served in World War II have until the end of the month to sign up to be recognized by the state for their service at a ceremony in May. Since the start of the year ...