Under General Henry H. ‘Hap’ Arnold, America’s air arm became the largest and most potent air force in history.
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Hermann Graf: World War II Luftwaffe Ace Pilot
Hermann Graf was one of the Luftwaffe‘s most decorated — and forgotten — aces.
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B.F. Mahoney: The Mystery Man Behind the Spirit of St. Louis
B.F. Mahoney was the ‘mystery man’ behind the Ryan company that built Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis.
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Grumman F4F Wildcat: U.S. Navy Fighter in World War II
A stubby little U.S. Navy fighter did yeoman duty when times were toughest early in World War II.
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Interview: Ivan Kozhedub / World War II Soviet Ace
Air Marshal Ivan Kozhedub was the highest-scoring fighter pilot flying against the Germans during the early 1940s. He tells what it was like to succeed in a learn-as-you-fight conflict.
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The 324th Bomb Squadron’s Forgotten Final Mission
During the Eighth Air Force’s last mission over Europe, members of the 324th Bomb Squadron became embroiled in a dispute with their commanding officer.
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Richard E. Byrd and the 1925 MacMillan Arctic Expedition
The MacMillan Arctic Expedition marked the first productive use of aircraft in Arctic exploration by Americans and brought Richard Byrd into the national limelight.
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Curtiss SB2C Helldiver: The Last Dive Bomber
The Curtiss SB2C was the most heavily produced dive bomber in history, but it did not represent much of an improvement over the Douglas SBD Dauntless it was designed to replace.
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World War II: Dick Suehr Flew to Defend Port Moresby
At a time when the Japanese reguarded his Bell P-39 as ‘cold meat’, Dick Suehr scored his first victory against a Zero. When he got to fly the Lockheed P-38, he did even better.
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The Devil: Japan’s Invincible Ace of Aces
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa was gaunt and sickly looking, but in the cockpit of his Zero fighter he became ‘the Devil.’