Medals of WWII fighter ace who survived terrifying 25,000ft death plunge but then was killed in Las Vegas pleasure flight crash 20 years later could sell for £30,000
Wing Commander James 'Butch' McArthur claimed eight kills and three other 'probables' during heartstopping dogfights with the ...
He may be 107, but pilot's memories of 62 World War II missions he ran are still vivid
As he gripped the controls of his bomber plane on his first war time mission, 21-year-old Harry Richardson gazed back at the British coast for what he feared was the last time.
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Tributes pour for Battle of Britain’s “Last of the Few”, who died at age 105 in Dublin
Dublin-born Gp Capt Hemingway joined the RAF in 1938 and was chosen to be a single-seat fighter pilot which he said ... the Allied war effort during World War II, the people of the Falklands ...
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Historical Australia’s WWII Bomber Discovered Underwater in Greece
Australia's Air Force Baltimore bomber, which was lost during WWII, has been discovered off the island of Antikythera in ...
Ireland may have been neutral, but this Dublin born flier helped beat the Nazis
World War II hero, RAF flyer. Born Dublin, July 17, 1919; died Dublin, March 17, aged 105. The Few are no more. The last of ...
10 Of The Worst-Looking Planes To Ever Hit The Sky
Some airplanes are graceful, beautiful machines that soar effortlessly through the sky. Others, not so much. Which airplanes ...
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Planes collide mid-air forcing pilots to eject in terrifying incident
Thanks to the emergency services mobilized, thoughts for our pilots of the Patrouille de France.” Founded in 1953, the PAF is a famous acrobatic unit made up of skilled fighter pilots who ...
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How a World War II Tail Gunner Survived a Midair Collision Without a Parachute
Sgt. James Raley's account came almost three months to the day after he improbably survived that fall from the skies over ...
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Australia air force pilots also heard Chinese navy live-fire warning on radio
Commercial airlines first heard about the live-fire drill when a Virgin Australia pilot picked up a Chinese ... unprofessional” actions by a Chinese fighter jet releasing flares within 30 ...
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'My husband is a fighter pilot in Ukraine. Here's how I really feel about a ceasefire'
Ivan, a 31-year-old Ukrainian fighter pilot, began defending the skies from the very first hours of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, and has now flown more than 200 perilous missions ...