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In the heart of Los Angeles, are a multitude of Hollywood celebrities who had graced the silver screen. But hidden amongst them are a select few who share a secret passion for aviation. These celebrities weren't content with just the...
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In September of 1944, on the small Pacific island of Peleliu, the United States Marine Corps Fighter pilots of VMF-122 were tired, and worn from being stuck on an island where the relentless boredom was only surpassed by the sweltering...
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Shot down over France on his 59th mission, Bob Hoover was captured and sent to Stalag Luft 1. After 16 months as a POW, he escaped, found a damaged Focke-Wulf Fw 190 on an abandoned airfield, forced a German mechanic to start it, and flew it to freedom in the Netherlands. He had departed in a Spitfire — and came home in a Focke-Wulf.
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On September 4, 2003, three Israeli Air Force F-15 Eagles flew over Auschwitz-Birkenau, each piloted by a child of Holocaust survivors. Formation leader Brig.-Gen. Amir Eshel read over the radio: 'We pilots of the Air Force, flying in the skies above the camp of horrors, arose from the ashes of the millions of victims and shoulder their silent cries, salute their courage and promise to be the shield of the Jewish people and its nation Israel.'
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In 1944, Charles Carpenter was assigned to combat duty in France with the 1st Bombardment Division. and was assigned an L-4H Grasshopper to fly artillery support and reconnaissance missions in support of the U.S. 4th Armored Division. His glorified J-3...
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