In the decades following World War II, numerous fighter pilots have emerged from the record books to belatedly receive an honor long denied them: credit for downing five enemy aircraft and recognition ...
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 ...
Experience an up-close tour of the iconic P-51 Mustang as a veteran pilot explains every control, gauge, and lever. Learn how ...
A meeting between a World War II P-51 pilot and a modern F-16 pilot, highlighting aviation history, technological evolution, ...
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 ...
Joe Peterburs grins from the backseat of a P-51H Mustang, the same kind of plane he flew over Germany in World War II, during the Rumble Over the Redwoods Air Show in California. (Courtesy Carson ...
A vintage fighter plane that crashed while landing at Tallahassee International Airport grounded commercial traffic and caused delays Thursday. The P-51 Mustang, which was in Tallahassee as part of a ...
A P-51 Mustang flies over Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., during a 2015 event. (A1C Philip Bryant/Air Force) For the Allied forces, the skies over Europe from 1942 to 1943 brought near ...
The P-51 Mustang was an American-designed, long-range, single-seat fighter and bomber escort used during World War II, as well as later conflicts. Its introduction significantly contributed to the ...