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 ...

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 ...

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 war pushes men to their limits, decisions blur the line between survival and morality. This video examines a contentious WWII incident involving a German pilot’s death and raises questions ...

Williams was one of the first responders who helped rescue survivors, recover the deceased and clear the wreckage of the June ...

Williams was one of the first responders who helped rescue survivors, recover the deceased and clear the wreckage of the June 1979 plane crash chronicled in the book “In Selway Shadows: Last ...

In new bestsellers, the breadth of life: rescue dogs, a sister’s murder and more In fiction, Fredrik Backman and several others: the New York Times hardcover list for the week ended May 10.

A wild ride with the ‘Atta-Girl’ pilots who helped win World War II In “Spitfires” by Becky Aikman, the saga of wartime American women pilots comes vividly to life.

It is George H.W. Bush, president from 1988 to 1992 and one of the youngest naval aviators of World War II, who has the most impressive record of America’s pilot-presidents.

The last of Hitler’s army to surrender were stationed in a desolate arctic wasteland—a key vantage point in the little-known WWII battle over forecasting the weather.

The fire happened in Carrigart Avenue before 12.30 BST on Monday A man in his 30s has died after a fire at a flat in west Belfast on Monday, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has said ...