Discover the next chapter in the story of Hermann Göring’s World War I aviation career. Follow him as he rises from a little-known ace to a Staffel commander, facing intense dogfights, near misses, ...

The island of Malta was under heavy fire by the Italian military. Although it was midnight, the sky was lit with anti-aircraft fire and dogfights between British and Italian fighters. Despite the ...

Another confessed to only just learning the history behind it: “TIL [today I learned] that Ferrari’s famous ‘prancing horse’ logo was coined because one of Enzo Ferrari's best friends gave him a ...

As a naval aviator in World War II, Donald McPherson got five aerial kills. Then he spent decades in a life of service.

Donald McPherson, a WWII Navy aviator and believed to be the last surviving American fighter ace, passed away at age 103. He served in the Pacific Theater, flying combat patrols and participating in ...

One of the last surviving combat aces from the war, he took down five Japanese aircraft and helped save a destroyer during the Battle of Okinawa. By Richard Sandomir On April 6, 1945, during the ...

Donald McPherson earned his wings in August of 1944, plenty of time to become an ace. He would be America's last ace of World War II.

A World War II veteran from Nebraska believed to be America's last surviving “ace” pilot because he shot down five enemy planes has died at age 103.Donald McPherson served as a Navy fighter pilot ...

A World War II veteran from Nebraska believed to be America’s last surviving “ace” pilot because he shot down five enemy planes has died ...

Donald McPherson shot down five planes in the Pacific theater in the final years of the war, earning him the title of "ace" ...