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The Pilot who strapped Bazookas to his Plane (World War II)
Major Charles Carpenter, also known as “Bazooka Charlie” ,and the “Mad Major,” was an American pilot of World War Two. He was ...
Laredo Morning Times on MSN1d
Air show pilot 'on his road to recovery' after crash during Laredo event
The pilot involved in a plane crash during the WBCA Stars and Stripes Air Show Spectacular is “on his road to recovery,” ...
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More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots
WASPS were female pilots trained in Sweetwater during World War II to fly military aircraft in the United States and Canada. Credit: AP/Ronald W. Erdrich The stories of the Tuskegee Airmen and the ...
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Decorated Tuskegee Airman combat pilot Harry Stewart Jr. dies at 100
Harry Stewart Jr. learned to fly even before he could drive and helped save the world from the evils of fascism.
Air Force Times14d
One of the last remaining Tuskegee World War II veterans dies at 100
Harry Stewart Jr. was one of the legendary flying corps’ most decorated pilots during the WWII, having claimed three Nazi aircraft in a single day.
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Post Office scandal victim to fly Second World War plane over Derbyshire to publicise RAF memorial project
An 85-year-old victim of the Post Office Horizon IT is to fly a Second World War fighter plane over the dams of Derbyshire ...
This Medal of Honor recipient became an ace pilot in a day
Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...
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Pilot Harry Stewart Jr. dies at 100
Harry Stewart Jr., a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as ... Distinguished Flying Cross for downing three German aircraft during a dogfight April 1, 1945.
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South Florida woman walks in her father’s footsteps 80 years after the WWII pilot’s evacuation from Nazi POW camp
The father of a South Florida woman was imprisoned by the Nazis during World War II. Eighty years later, she got to ...
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Hamilton native and former WWII Lancaster pilot Jack Finan dies at 105
The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum announced Monday evening that Hamilton native and former WWII Lancaster pilot Jack ...
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Decorated pilot Harry Stewart, Jr., one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100
Harry Stewart Jr, a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as ... Distinguished Flying Cross for downing three German aircraft during a dogfight on April 1, 1945.