BIG FLATS, N.Y. (AP) - A Memorial Day weekend gathering of some of the last surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen has reunited them with a World War II bomber pilot their unit escorted on a famous ...

DALLAS — John "Lucky" Luckadoo, of Dallas, the last surviving B-17 bomber pilot from the 100th Bomb Group during World War II, has died at the age of 103. Presbyterian Village North in Dallas, where ...

The B-17 bomber, also known as the Flying Fortress, helped change the course of World War II. Manufactured by Boeing, over 12,000 were made for combat. It was dubbed a flying fortress due to its ...

World War II was marked by intense, lengthy, bombing campaigns such as the Blitz, the German offensive against the city of London. Famously, one British response was the blackout, a defensive campaign ...

FOR SALE. WELL, THE POPULAR AIR SHOW RETURNING TO NEW CENTURY AIRPORT THIS WEEKEND. IT FEATURES SOME PRETTY IMPORTANT PLANES FROM WORLD WAR TWO AND EVEN EARLIER KMBC NINE’S ALAN SHOPE HAS MORE. THIS ...

Ever since the earliest days of aviation, pilots had to wear appropriate clothing to keep warm at altitude. This was especially true during World War I, when most aircraft had open cockpits. From this ...