Flyovers of current and historic Air Force aircraft and the Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team will highlight the service’s 75th Anniversary Tattoo at Audi Field, Washington D.C. on Sept. 15, the Pentagon announced.
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To the Army, its newest branch was both a trial and a source of strength.
AFA honors WWII Bombardier, Lt. Armand Sedgeley; Texas CAP siblings earn Spaatz Award.
Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager died Dec. 7, at age 97. Yeager was a World War II fighter ace and most widely remembered as the first man to fly through Mach 1—the speed of sound—in 1947. He tested numerous research aircraft ...
Bob Gretz, National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge, is shown at the site of the B-17 crash at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut. NTSB photo via Twitter. Seven people are confirmed or presumed dead after a restored World War II-era B-17...
A restored B-17G "Nine O Nine" flies past Mount Shasta in California in this undated photo. This B-17G crashed Oct. 2 at Bradley International Airport near Hartford, Conn. Collings Foundation courtesy photo by Jim Dunn. A restored B-17G Flying Fortress,...