
14 German fighters closing fast, a formation of bombers, bleeding fuel and fire, and one pilot who ignored every rule in the manual and told…

40 German heavy fighters leveling their wings for a synchronized rocket launch. A lone P-51 Mustang diving not toward the enemy, but straight into the…

They called him the spare, a 22-year-old replacement pilot with a technical degree and no kills. He arrived at Lacon Airfield in December 1944 during…

At p.m. on the 4th of October 1943, Lieutenant Ken Wheels Walsh found himself in a nightmare of his own making. 18,000 ft over the…

January 1943. Above the shattered blue of the South Pacific, the air is thin, sharp, and unforgiving. Sunlight glints off aluminum wings as aircraft climb…

At a.m. on December 15th, 1943, Major Gregory Papy Boington watched 32 wounded Marines lying in the mud at Tokina Airstrip on Buganville, listening to…

At p.m. on February 1st, 1944, First Lieutenant Robert Thacker felt his B17G fly fortress named Memphis Bell 2 shutter violently sheer 2,000 ft above…

At p.m. the 4th of November 1944, First Lieutenant Bruce Carr watched his oil pressure needle drop to zero as black smoke erupted from his…

At p.m. on the 26th of June, 1943, Captain Robert S. Johnson sat in the cockpit of his P47 Thunderbolt, 27,000 ft over France, watching…

At a.m. on March 3rd, 1943, Major Paul Papy gun pushed the throttles forward on a heavily modified B-25C Mitchell bomber as it screamed 50…




