Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

A legendary WWII fighter pilot returns to the cockpit of the Messerschmitt Bf 109, decades after flying it in combat.

Among the survivors of the relentless, high-altitude peril during World War II was a 23-year-old Army Air Force captain, R.C.

Aug. 22 (UPI) --The man believed to be the last surviving World War II official American ace naval fighter pilot has died at age 103. Described in his legacy.com page as a compassionate and humble ...

A Phoenix man sought to honor his grandfather, a decorated World War II fighter pilot, after learning of his struggles with PTSD. Lt. Arthur Van Haren Jr., a Latino fighter ace, shot down nine enemy ...

A WWII veteran is celebrating his 100th birthday this week! Clarence “Bill” Wenzel served in the Navy as a fighter pilot from 1944 to 1949. He flew a F6F Hellcat Fighter Plane, making 72 landings with ...

ADAMS, Nebraska (AP) — 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 ...

The WASPs risked their lives flying for the Army. But for decades, the U.S. government refused to recognize their military ...

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 ...