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Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2 日

Last Known Surviving American Ace Pilot From World War II Dies at 103

Donald McPherson shot down five planes in the Pacific theater in the final years of the war, earning him the title of "ace" ...
Opinion

He was one of the top fighter pilots of WWII. Then he threw away his medals | Opinion

Arthur Van Haren Jr. of Phoenix was one of only a handful of Hispanic ace fighter pilots. Yet he rarely spoke about his service during WWII.
Air Force Times on MSN14 日

100-year-old WWII veteran soars once again in P-51 Mustang

Joe Peterburs, who flew escort missions for bombers over Germany in World War II, was flying high with his granddaughter as his wingman.

80 years on, former WWII pilot relives kamikaze call that never came

In the 80 years since Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender, bringing World War II to an end, Tatsukuma Ueno and his ...

Last surviving American WWII ace pilot dies at 103

Donald McPherson, a World War II veteran believed to be America's last surviving "ace" pilot for shooting down at least five ...
Navy Times on MSN6 日

World War II’s last American ace dies at 103

Amid the 80th anniversary of World War II’s end comes the death of what is believed to be America’s last surviving ace, Don ...

World War II Air Force veteran takes dream flight in historic plane

At 101 years old, World War II Air Force veteran Lester Schrenk got a dream flight along with other veterans on Monday in a ...

Carlsbad pilot is sole U.S. survivor of WWII women’s flying auxiliary

In 1956, she married pilot Arlo Livingston and they moved to Juneau, Alaska, where they ran a helicopter service from 1960-1978. Among her many passengers was Mt. Everest scaler Sir Edmund Hillary, ...
Smithsonian Institution15 日

F-15C Eagle Joins National Air and Space Museum Collection

“We are thrilled to accept the F-15C into the museum’s collection,” said Michael Hankins, modern military curator at the ...