Jack’s pilot got Ridlon’s Rats over the target and on their way back to base, and much to their relief, “two or three of our squadron’s B-24s dropped their airspeed and came down to our altitude and ...

In 1948, Operation Sandstone tested new atomic bomb designs just before dawn, but the most haunting sight came after each detonation. Pilotless B-17 Flying Fortresses were sent directly into the ...