It was January 25, 1943, and fighter pilot Joe Foss from Marine Fighting Squadron 121 had just spotted a formation of over 100 Japanese bombers and Zeroes approaching the island of Guadalcanal. With ...

Arthur Van Haren Jr. was one of the top fighter pilots of WWII. He also was my grandfather. I called him “Tata,” a nickname for grandfather in Spanish. He didn’t tell me much about World War II. Tata ...

As a fighter ace who received the Medal of Honor after shooting down 26 Japanese planes over Guadalcanal during World War II, Joe Foss was accustomed to bold action. He was not afraid to think big, ...

"World News Tonight" anchor David Muir reported on a remarkable moment as a 100-year-old World War II fighter pilot returned to the skies over McKinleyville, California, taking the controls of the ...

RAEFORD, N.C. (WTVD) -- A North Carolina veteran who was a World War II fighter pilot is celebrating his upcoming 100th birthday by skydiving. Ed Cottrell served in the Army Air Corps from August 1942 ...

Donald McPherson, a WWII Navy aviator and believed to be the last surviving American fighter ace, passed away at age 103. He served in the Pacific Theater, flying combat patrols and participating in ...

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Any homeowner may know the experience of a new furniture or appliance delivery. It is perhaps exciting but sometimes also a challenge to make it fit in with the rest of the house ...

A World War I-era Dutch Fokker D.VII fighter plane, looted by the Nazis during World War II, will be returned to the Netherlands in September. The plane, currently in the Deutsches Museum in Munich, ...

The city of Livermore is recognizing our country’s 249th year of independence with a display of the warbirds that have helped preserved that freedom. A P51 Mustang and B25 Bomber, both crucial during ...

As a naval aviator in World War II, Donald McPherson got five aerial kills. Then he spent decades in a life of service.