Aviation enthusiasts will have the rare opportunity this weekend to soar through history aboard one of World War II’s most ...
The power and speed of the iconic P-51 Mustang made it one of the most revered fighter jets in World War II. It even had a life beyond the war in air races.
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 ...
The Highland man served as a welder for the U.S. Army during World War II, his daughter Barbara McQueen said. Brakley was training to become a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps when he was told the war ...
Past and present flew together Saturday at the Thunder Over the Rock Air Show at Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville, Ark. That included a P-51 Mustang — a fighter and fighter-bomber from World ...
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 ...
Two of the nation’s most iconic warbirds still flying today, just touched down in Bay County. The B-29 Super-Fortress, known ...
"World News Tonight" anchor David Muir reported on a remarkable moment as a 100-year-old World War II fighter pilot returned to the skies over McKinleyville, California, taking the controls of the ...
During World War II, the Mustang destroyed 4,950 Luftwaffe aircraft in the air—the most of any U.S. fighter in the European Theater. The North American P-51 Mustang may well be the most iconic U.S.