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What Did WW2 USAAF Pilots Wear? A Look at Their Gear & Equipment
During World War II, American fighter pilots relied on specialized uniforms, survival gear, and flight equipment to withstand ...
End of a mystery: U.S. Army Air Force pilot identified nearly 80 years after WWII crash
All 11 crewmen aboard the Heaven Can Wait bomber perished in March 1944. A pilot who died on board has been found 80 years ...
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What Did WW2 USAAF Pilots Wear? - Fighter Pilot Equipment From WW2
Part 2 in the P-51 Mustang Series is an in-depth look at the flying equipment worn by pilots of the USAAF during WW2. From the uniform worn by officers of the USAAF, to kitting up for a mission ...
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U.S. Air Force, Navy Restore Historic WWII-Era Airfield in the Pacific
US Air Force and Navy restore historic WWII-era airfield on Tinian in the Pacific. The airfield was a key launching point for ...
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon’s DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women ...
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Divers’ discovery of World War II plane crash leads to ID of US soldier, officials say
A 2019 discovery by Danish divers found the wreck in the depth of the Baltic Sea, leading excavators to later pull evidence ...
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We must get the USAAF to wade in with greater force ... We can wreck Berlin from end to end if the USAAF will come in on it. It will cost between us 400-500 aircraft. It will cost Germany the war.' ...
U.S. pilot of crashed WWII bomber “Heaven Can Wait” is accounted for
An American pilot killed in World War II has been accounted for 80 years after his bomber — dubbed “Heaven Can Wait” — crashed off the coast of New Guinea, U.S. officials revealed Monday.