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For the first time since the Vietnam War, a U.S. Air Force Airman is being awarded the Medal of Honor for heroic actions.
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A de Havilland Venom crashed shortly after takeoff from Sheboygan County Memorial Airport in Wisconsin on Jul. 20.
A new book by Dan Hampton has claimed that civilian test pilot George Welch that broke the sound barrier instead of Chuck Yeager.
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A new movie based on the exploits of No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron during the Battle of Britain will make its way to theaters in September.
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Lorraine Boissoneault examines the life of Soviet woman fighter ace Yekaterina Budanova and explores the issue of gender inequality in the Soviet and Russian military in this piece for Smithsonian.
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