Fifty-five years after a WWII pilot was shot down and died near Iwo Jima, a Lafayette boy recalled details of the event and ...
ADAMS, Nebraska — A veteran believed to be America’s last surviving “ace” pilot from World War II died on Aug. 14. He was 103. Donald McPherson served as a Navy fighter pilot aboard the aircraft ...
In the spring of 1944, a young American pilot named George took to the skies in the Avenger torpedo bomber during brutal Pacific battles. Facing deadly anti-aircraft fire, mechanical challenges, and ...