Lt. j.g. John Koelsch's most notable sortie ultimately cost him his life, but through his actions, the pilot he risked his ...

The German fielding of the Messerschmitt ME-262 at the Second World War’s close signaled the dawn of the jet-powered fighter. As the Korean War started, Air Force jets like the F-80 were ...

Charles Edward McGee was a Tuskegee airman and longtime ... in conflicts from World War II to Vietnam. His plane was hit by enemy fire twice — during the Korean conflict and again years later ...

from the Korean War there are a little over 5,000, and for World War II there are over 37,000, Soldiers and Army Air Force Airmen” he said. Because of the passage of time, identification is ...

The Tuskegee Airmen were the first to pave the way for ... missions in WWII and more than 400 overall including the Korean War and Vietnam War. “They were pioneers for certain.