A 25-year-old World War II pilot who went missing in action 80 years ago during a mission in southeast Asia was given full honors and laid to rest in Kansas earlier this week. Second Lt. John E.

A World War II veteran from Nebraska, believed to be America’s last surviving “ace” pilot because he shot down five enemy planes, has died at age 103. Donald McPherson served as a Navy fighter pilot ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A World War II veteran from Adams, believed to be America’s last surviving “ace” pilot, has died at age 103. Don McPherson served as a Navy fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater ...

Reginald Harrison didn’t have a nickname when he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943. But after crashing his plane a second time trying to liftoff for a mission in 1944, fellow pilots started ...

Edwin Cottrell, 102-year-old World War II fighter-bomber pilot, spoke in Columbia Borough on Tuesday night as part of his effort to keep alive the legacy of sacrifice of those who have served in the ...

Hans-Ulrich Rudel, the most decorated pilot of World War II and one of history's greatest combat aviators, earned his legendary status as the "Eagle of the Eastern Front." Flying over 2,500 missions, ...

America’s last known surviving World War II “ace”—a pilot who shot down five enemy planes—has died at age 103. Donald McPherson served as a Navy fighter pilot in the Pacific theater during the war’s ...

SOUTHBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — A 101-year-old Southbury man recounted his remarkable story as a World War II Fighter pilot Saturday morning in Oxford. It’s been over 80 years since Joel Abramson set foot ...