Aviation History

A Hero To Remember

When Poland was invaded by Germany the fledgling pilots of the Polish Air Force decided to escape and fight with the Allies during World War II. Jan Zumbach was one of them, and became known as a h...

A World War Two Legendary Dogfight

During the Battle of Guadalcanal a dogfight between a Japanese Zero and an American Grumman F4F Wildcat became a legendary example of a dogfight during World War II.

Saburō Sakai, Famous Japanese Ace

Aerial combat in World War II created a lot of flying aces, including one of many in Japan by the name of Saburō Sakai. Discover what the other side in the war went through to become flying aces in...

Kenneth A. Walsh, Lt. Col. USMC, WWII

Lt. Col. Kenneth Walsh, USMC, had an interesting path to his Wings of Gold as a Marine Corps fighter pilot, climbing up through the ranks from a Marine Corps Private to Lt. Col. at retirement. He e...

An American Flying Ace

This is the story of a Second World War II U.S. Navy Ace fighter pilot who made his mark flying the Grumman F4U Corsair.

The "Ace of Aces"

During World War II the air war was necessary to win to protect the troops on the ground. Of the many pilots who became Aces (pilot with 5 or more aerial combat victories) arose a phenomenal pilot ...

OPERATION BOLO

"Mig Sweep" painting by Keith Ferris This painting is a depiction of the McDonnell F-4C21-MC Phantom II depicting the aircraft making a Vector Roll to gain a firing position on an enemy North Vietn...

The First US Navy Ace

The U.S. Navy has traditionally had a lot of excellent fighter pilots who performed extremely well in World War I, World War II, and in the Vietnam War. But did you know who was the very first U.S....