We Are The Mighty (WATM) on MSN
The top US fighter ace of World War II Europe was almost rejected as a pilot twice
From there, his kill tally rose in twos and threes. On July 5, 1944, he stood atop the victory list in Europe with 28 kills, ...
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6 of the Most Prolific Dogfighter Pilots of All Time
Barkhorn flew primarily on the Eastern Front and often flew alongside Hartmann, contributing to the dominance of German pilots in air combat. His skill lay in disciplined teamwork and strategic ...
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Veteran Pilot Recalls Remarkable WWII Story
This video recounts the story of Ed McNeff, a pilot of the 355th Fighter Group, highlighting his first dogfight against the ...
Sue Long, a widow of a World War II pilot, received this letter from a 90-year-old German fighter pilot who was shot down by Long's husband south of Bonn, Germany in 1944. The Dallas Morning News / ...
The U.S. Air Force rates Lockheed’s needle-nosed F-104 as its finest interceptor. But in West Germany, the Starfighter has won a different label: “the flying coffin.” The Luftwaffe’s fleet of some 700 ...
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