It was supposed to be a routine mission. On April 10, 1944, Maj. Donald K. Willis, flying with the 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, was tasked with escorting an Allied bombing run on a Nazi ...
In June 1942, a German pilot landed a brand-new FW190 on a Welsh airfield, defying expectations and sparking decades of myths ...
HELSINKI (AP) — Two German men have died when their World War II-era airplane crashed and caught fire in southern Finland minutes after takeoff. Police say the single-engine, two-seater T-6 Texan ...
Two NATO fighter jet pilots discussed their recent Eurofighter vs F-35 dogfighting competition. The German pilot said his US opponent's F-35 had commendable stealth capabilities. The pilots used paper ...
A recent survey by the German pilots’ union, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), reveals that widespread in-flight napping is a common practice among German pilots. The survey collected responses from more than ...
A study by the German pilot's union found that a large majority of commercial aviators in the country nap while on the job. Vereinigung Cockpit (the Cockpit Association) surveyed more than 900 pilots, ...