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an old black and white photo of a pilot in the cockpit of a fighter plane

During World War II battles were waged as much in the air as they were on the ground. It was not uncommon for fighter pilots to be faced against forces that were five or six times their own. One skilled pilot could take on half a dozen inexperienced pilots and…

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two old planes flying side by side in the sky

Once in a while, you hear an old war story that restores your faith in humanity. A new book explores the incredible encounter of two WWII pilots in mid-air -- a rookie American on his first bombing mission, piloting a crippled aircraft that was missing an engine and a German flying ace who not only saluted, then spared the rookie, but escorted him out of enemy airspace.

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people standing around an old airplane on the tarmac with other men in front of it

Project D. Bombers provided had one of the most difficult jobs of WWII as the big heavy hitters. In the years before WWII, the United States was already hard at work developing bombings bigger and better than ever before. They succeeded in creating the biggest bomber in the world that dwarfed all o

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