Brig. Gen. Frederick “Fritz” Payne Jr., who was the oldest living American fighter ace at age 104, has passed away on Aug. 6.
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Last surviving pilot of Dambusters Raid dies in New Zealand
Squadron Leader Les Munro, the last pilot from the Dambusters Raid, has passed away in New Zealand. He was 96 years-old.
By Royal Air Force official photographer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Plan for an exhibit of Mitsubishi Zero fighter divides town
Residents living in the town of Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan are split over a plan by the Aichi prefectural government to display a Mitsubishi Zero fighter as part of an aviation industry exhibit.
By USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Gerard Depardieu plans film on Normandie-Niemen fighter squadron
French actor Gerard Depardieu is planning to make a movie about the Normandie-Nieman fighter squadron, a French unit which fought over the Eastern Front during the Second World War.
By unkrown [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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American, Russian pilots reenacting secret World War 2 warplane ferry flights
Two Americans and two Russians are helping to recreate a secret World War 2 mission that delivered thousands of warplanes from the United States to the former Soviet Union.
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