Humanitarian efforts to transport young refugees to safety during World War II faced bureaucratic and political hurdles. Many ...

On Jan. 14 1945, Hucke and 15 other pilots would take off from their base in Metz to strafe nearby German targets on a cold, foggy day. One pilot was experiencing mechanical issues so he and his ...

During World War II, German fighter aces achieved remarkable success, with many accumulating staggering numbers of air kills.

In the midst of the Battle of Britain, a German bomber pilot bails out after his Heinkel He-111 is blasted by flak over ...

When Bill Hanchett died in 2016, his son found a bundle of letters and postcards to family that he had written while in the Army Air Forces during World War II. The letters tell a story of the war ...

Thousands of Jewish children fled to Britain and other European countries in the 1938-39 rescue mission known as the ...

BETHESDA, Md. — Quentin C. Aanenson, a fighter pilot whose wartime experiences helped millions of television viewers understand World War II, has died.