From Wichita factory worker to B-17 Flying Fortress bombardier—Richard R. Ayesh's transformation during WWII, from enlistment struggles to combat training.
The childhood that shaped a WWII hero
The journey from a five-year-old hurricane survivor to America's first F6F Hellcat ace began with disaster. On September...
Military Aviation Museum tackles aviation's most human problem in groundbreaking exhibit
Every military aviator knows that combat operations don't pause for basic human needs. But...
The supersonic swing-wing bomber that redefined modern air combat
Air Vice-Marshal J.E. "Johnnie" Johnson once said, "Good aeroplanes are more important than superiority in numbers."...