Eugene Darrigan at the cemetery behind St. Mary’s church, Saturday, May 24, 2025, in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. Darrigan was ...

It’s the kind of moment that gives you chills - a glorious World War II Lancaster bomber roaring to life and taking off, led into the skies by a Spitfire. The sound alone is enough to stop you ...

John Martin, of RAF Bomber Command: Shot down over Germany in WW2: Part OneJohn Martin, of RAF Bomber Command: Shot down over Germany in WW2: Part One ...

As the World War II bomber Heaven Can Wait was hit by enemy fire off the Pacific island of New Guinea on March 11, 1944, the co-pilot managed a final salute to flyers in an adjacent plane before ...

As the World War II bomber Heaven Can Wait was hit by enemy fire off the Pacific island of New Guinea on March 11, 1944, the ...

Herbert Tennyson, and, far right, 2nd Lt. Tomas Kelly. (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency via AP) As the World War II bomber Heaven Can Wait was hit by enemy fire off the Pacific island of New ...

As the World War II bomber Heaven Can Wait was hit by enemy fire off the Pacific island of New Guinea on March 11, 1944, the co-pilot managed a final salute to flyers in an adjacent plane before ...

N.Y. Darrigan was buried in his hometown after his remains were recovered from a World War II bomber that crashed into the water off the coast of New Guinea on March 11, 1944. (AP Photo/Heather ...