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 ...

For the Allied forces, the skies over Europe from 1942 to 1943 brought near ruinous casualty numbers. The odds of a B-17 crewman surviving the 25 missions required to complete a tour were only one in ...

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 ...

This video recounts the daring actions of Major Richard “Pete” Peterson, a triple ace of the 357th Fighter Group during World ...

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 ...

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 ...

The North American P-51D Mustang is one of the most iconic aircraft ever made. The Mustang was instrumental in the Allied cause during the maelstrom that was World War II. During the most bloody air ...

FARGO – For the first time in 69 years, a decorated World War II pilot was back in the cockpit. Capt. Jervis Van Vleck Heimbach, now 93, reminisced about his experiences in the war at the Fargo Air ...

The USAAF sought an aircraft that could fly longer distances while retaining the Mustang’s performance characteristics—so North American simply fused two P-51s together. During World War II, the ...

The P-51 was designed as the NA-73 in 1940 at Britain's request. The design showed promise, and Army Air Corps purchases of Allison-powered Mustangs began in 1941, primarily for photo reconnaissance ...