When Bill Hanchett died in 2016, his son found a bundle of letters and postcards to family that he had written while in the ...

The United States barred women pilots from the armed forces during World War II, but that didn’t stop 25 courageous young trailblazers. They bolted for Great Britain in 1942 to become the first ...

On New Year’s Day, World War II-era Women Airforce Service Pilots will be celebrated with a float in the 125th Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena. CNN values your feedback 1.

‘Spitfires’ chronicles the daring flights of American women pilots during WWII Wednesday is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking Germany’s unconditional surrender and the end of WWII in ...

WW2 women pilots 'faced prejudice with humour' 1d. Jackie Moggridge was 18 when she arrived in England with dreams of becoming an airline pilot.

Radio control pilots often manned PQ-8 and PQ-14 drones from the ground or from a separate plane that followed for a distance of up to five miles, according to the National WASP / WWII Museum’s ...

She pursued flying with the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), flying various airplanes during World War II. She married Robert John Titland on June 1, 1947, in Superior, Montana.

Wednesday is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking Germany’s unconditional surrender and the end of WWII in Europe. A new book “Spitfires” tells the little-known contribution American ...

Journalist Becky Aikman discusses "Spitfires," women flyers of World War II and Long Island's aviation history.

The first of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) arrive at Camp Davis, North Carolina, in 1943. Viola Thompson, standing eighth from the left, was born near Fingal, North Dakota, and later ...

The history of World War II is filled with the names of men and women who rose to the occasion during one of the world’s greatest crises. One of those heroes was Lt. Gen. Claire Lee Chenault, who ...