Chicago aviation students learn of Tuskegee Airmen's contributions to profession, US
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Tuskegee Airmen were remembered and celebrated Tuesday in Chicago. The airmen played a pivotal role in World War II as America's first Black air squadron. And their contributions ...
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The Pilot who strapped Bazookas to his Plane (World War II)
Major Charles Carpenter, also known as “Bazooka Charlie” ,and the “Mad Major,” was an American pilot of World War Two. He was ...
The UK’s SR-71 Blackbird: Why Was The Avro 730 Never Built?
Equipped with next-generation radars, cameras, and intelligence sensors, the SR-71 Blackbird proved to be a crucial ...
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President Airborne: From Sacred Cow to Air Force One
On January 11, 1943, Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first sitting president to travel on official business by airplane. He flew to a WWII strategy meeting with Winston Churchill at Casablanca in ...
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WWII Bombers: The Aircraft That Shaped the War
Bombers took on different roles during World War II, depending on size, but many were multi-role aircraft. True “heavies” ...
WW2 airman celebrates 100th birthday with RAF flypast
Fred Jennings, a veteran of World War 2, will celebrate his 100th birthday at the Ulster Aviation Society this weekend ...
WWII veteran from Lisburn is honoured with RAF flypast to mark his 100th birthday
A World War II veteran celebrating his 100th birthday on Sunday was honoured a few days early with a special flypast by an ...
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These Polish Warplanes Fought the Nazi Invasion Until the Very End
The occupation of Poland may have turned out to be the last hurrah of Polish warplanes during WWII, but not the Polish combat pilots, more specifically the ones that escaped into exile in Great ...