Month: July 2023

World War II triple ace fighter pilot Bud Anderson said he “was scared as hell” going into combat for the first time. […]

About ten thousand hours ago (pilots understand this time frame, and this is a flying story after all), I found myself working as a civilian for the Air Force in Taegu, South Korea, while my then husband worked as a JAG officer at a nearby Army post. […]

For the Wittman Tailwind pilots at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023, it’s a true homecoming. […]

Story and Photography by Jim Roberts Hill 887. You’re holding the Huey in a dead hover 150 feet above a firefight. Through the trees below, a critically wounded GI is strapped to a forest penetrator, dangling from the end of your hoist cable, but the hoist is jammed. The only way out is to “pull […] […]

Steve Taylor and his team have been playing one big chess game this EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, and it’s been a winning game for those attending the weeklong convention and fly-in. […]

Brothers Rodney and Steve Jarrell aren’t veterans, but they had friends who were and never got the respect they deserved. So the two decided to do something about it. […]

By Barbara A. Schmitz Eileen Bjorkman said there have been a lot of books written about female aviators known as Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II, as well as books written by younger women who have flown in combat the last 25 years. “But there are very few books about the women of […] […]

Three generations of pilots in one family are fully immersed in avia- tion, so much so that to them coming to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is a family reunion. […]

Charles “Cowboy” Crinnian thought he was just one of the presenters in a Tuesday forum, and the surprised look on his face made it clear he didn’t have a clue about what was happening. […]

Project first flight is intended to fulfill the dream of flying for those who may not achieve it otherwise. […]