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 grandfather in Spanish. He didn’t tell me much about World War II. Tata ...

RAEFORD, N.C. (WTVD) -- A North Carolina veteran who was a World War II fighter pilot is celebrating his upcoming 100th birthday by skydiving. Ed Cottrell served in the Army Air Corps from August 1942 ...

Col. Joe Peterburs flew the same aircraft type he piloted during WWII. "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir reported on a remarkable moment as a 100-year-old World War II fighter pilot returned to ...

KERN COUNTY, Calif. – On Monday, the Department of Defense's POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that the remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Captain Arthur M. Lingo of Fellows, California -who was killed ...

Lt. Col. George Hardy, the youngest fighter pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen, the nation’s first Black military pilots, has died.

"World News Tonight" anchor David Muir reported on a remarkable moment as a 100-year-old World War II fighter pilot returned to the skies over McKinleyville, California, taking the controls of the ...

Donald McPherson, a World War II veteran considered the nation's last surviving "ace" pilot from the conflict, has died at the age of 103 in Nebraska. While serving as a Navy pilot of F6F Hellcat ...

Arthur Van Haren Jr., a Mexican-American, was a highly decorated fighter pilot ace in WWII. He served in the Pacific Theater with the VF-2, 'The Rippers,' a squadron known for producing numerous aces.

During World War II, he was part of the 332nd Fighter Group ... Red Tail fighter pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen, the first ...