Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the decades following World War II, numerous fighter pilots have emerged from the record books to belatedly receive an honor ...

Key Points and Summary - Pre-war air doctrine claimed massed, gun-bristling bombers could penetrate enemy airspace without escorts. Reality hit hard in 1943—daylight raids like Schweinfurt-Regensburg ...

CHAMBLEE, Ga. - You probably didn't know it, but a hero flew over thousands of people's heads on Tuesday. For his 100th birthday, World War II veteran Paul Crawford flew a P-51 Mustang. He and the ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WTSP) — The roar of the engines could be heard while they were still far off. A crowd had gathered to see a pair of WWII era planes land at Tampa Executive Airport, and Jerry Browne Jr.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the Allied forces, the skies over Europe from 1942 to 1943 brought near ruinous casualty numbers. The odds of a B-17 crewman ...

Key point: While a great performer for its era, the Mustang wasn’t suitable to the more advanced Cold War. The North American P-51 Mustang was one of the greatest fighters of World War II. Had life ...

This legendary P-51 Mustang “Louisiana Kid” brings the golden age of aviation back to life. Powered by the iconic Packard-built Rolls-Royce Merlin V12, the aircraft delivers an incredible 1,590 ...

Key Point: Had life worked out differently, the Mustang could also have fought in Vietnam and flown against a Soviet invasion of Western Europe. The North American P-51 Mustang was one of the greatest ...

Dwight D. Eisenhower was president when Bernie Armstrong last got inside a P-51 Mustang and “danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings.” “It’s a pretty day for flying,” he said following a 20-minute ...

Vintage World War II fighter planes are some of the most magnificent machines ever to jump from the drawing board into the moral realm. Even so, we doubt most people would want to bother taking a P-51 ...

Ford Mustang-based restomods are quite popular nowadays and there's no shortage of builds based on early 1965 models. But you don't get to see speedster conversions very often. Here's a unique ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The roar of the engines could be heard while they were still far off. A crowd had gathered to see a pair of WWII era planes land at Tampa Executive Airport, and Jerry Browne Jr. was in ...