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The P-51 Mustang and the man who won the World War II air war with it
In the span of only a few days in October, the USAAF was forced to reconsider its entire strategic bombing endeavor in the European theater, according to the National World War II Museum. Carnage on ...
Why Was The USAAF P-39 Airacobra Not Sent To Europe During WW2?
While the aircraft never became a major frontline fighter, the P-39 played a crucial role in World War II. So what factors prevented the ... never deployed by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) ...
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Remains of American Soldier Captured by the Japanese During World War II Identified Nearly 80 Years Later
After his plane was shot down, Glenn H. Hodak was sent to a military prison in Tokyo, where he was killed by U.S. firebombing ...
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Missing WWII warfighters found, Families find closure after 80 years
Missing in Action. Just six weeks before World War II would end, the news came to four U.S. service member Families via ...
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WWII pilot’s remains recovered; burial next month in Erlanger
Gov. Andy Beshear is recognizing the sacrifice of a U.S. Army Air Force pilot from northern Kentucky, who was killed during ...
Remains of captured WWII U.S. airman identified as Cpl. Glenn Hodak
Forensics investigators identified the remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Cpl. Glenn Hodak nearly 80 years after his B-29 bomber ...