Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arthur Van Haren Jr. was one of the top fighter pilots of WWII. He also was my grandfather. I called him “Tata,” a nickname for ...

Donald McPherson, a World War II Navy pilot from Nebraska, died Aug. 14 at age 103. He was recognized as America’s last surviving WWII "ace," credited with five aerial victories. Family say he wanted ...

It was a revelation to learn earlier this summer that women were allowed to fly in combat during World War II. Not American women mind you. (There were laws against that.) They were Russian women, and ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The remains of a U.S. Navy Reserve fighter pilot from Detroit who died as World War II was coming to a close have been identified and interred back in his home state. The ...

A Phoenix man sought to honor his grandfather, a decorated World War II fighter pilot, after learning of his struggles with PTSD. Lt. Arthur Van Haren Jr., a Latino fighter ace, shot down nine enemy ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - After flying military planes during World War II, raising a family, visiting all seven continents and bungee-jumping in New Zealand at 83, Elaine Harmon had one final, seemingly ...

He's spent thousands of hours in scores of aircraft during his 91 years on Earth, but Jule Lamm has never been as excited for a flight as he is for the one he'll take Sunday. A longtime Santa Monica ...