As one would expect, the transition to jet-powered fighters was fraught with danger—and prototype P-80 test flights resulted in dozens of crashes. Jet engines have long been standard fare in ...

Designed during the closing years of WWII and introduced in 1945, the P-80 bridged the gap between propeller-driven aircraft and the jet age.

He went on to become the first Black jet fighter pilot in Korean airspace during the Korean War, and a decorated one after ...

He was the first Black jet fighter pilot in Korean airspace during the Korean War, and a decorated one after 126 missions.

American fighter jets serve dual roles as symbols of American power as well as enforcers of it. With a rich history of pilots who have undergone the most rigorous training programs in the world ...

I’ll tell him, ‘You’re a racist,’" Tuskegee Airman Col. James H. Harvey III said of the president's efforts to purge federal ...

Various configurations were considered for the new fighter, with the final design settling ... and fell well short of other ...

He went on to become the first Black jet fighter pilot in Korean airspace during the Korean War, and a decorated one after 126 missions. With members of a trailblazing Black Air Force unit ...

AURORA, Colo. -- With members of a trailblazing Black Air Force unit passing away at advanced ages, efforts to remain true to their memory carry on despite sometimes confusing orders from ...

Col. James H. Harvey III, 101, is among the last few airmen and support crew who proved that a Black unit — the 332nd Fighter Group of the Tuskegee Airmen — could fight as well as any other in ...