DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — Sitting in a wheelchair with images of airplanes on his shirt and a U.S. Army Air Corps hat on his head, 92-year-old retired Air National Guard Chief Warrant ...

In 1945, Gerald Teldon was 20 years old and piloting a P-47 Thunderbolt over the skies of southern Europe, flying escort missions and supporting ground forces. It would take seven decades, though, to ...

HENDERSONVILLE - Fifteen aviation students from Arden’s Christ School and their instructors listened intently as Hendersonville resident and World War II P-47 Pilot Ed Cottrell described his harrowing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Medal of Honor recipient and WWII ace, Neel Kearby. (Air Force) Many of the most successful fighter pilots gained fame not only ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The juiced-up engines of the P-47Ms were plagued by serious technical problems. Pilots nicknamed early-model P-47 Thunderbolts the “Razorback,” a reference to the chunky ...

During World War II, the P-47 Thunderbolt was initially dismissed as too heavy and outdated for modern air combat. German pilots mocked it, and even American commanders considered replacing it. But in ...

Four thousand miles from Hendersonville, citizens of the small Dutch village of Margraten in the Netherlands are honoring a World War II P-47 pilot who died in the liberation of their country from ...

Step into the thrilling history of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and discover the untold story of aviation legend Jackie Cochran in this action-packed episode! Dive deep into the legacy of the P-47 ...

Pilots nicknamed early-model P-47 Thunderbolts the “Razorback,” a reference to the chunky fighter plane’s angular canopy. However, the name was more generally appropriate—like a wild boar, the hulking ...

Click to open image viewer. 2000-horsepower radial engine, eight .50 caliber machine guns, tail-wheel type landing gear. Yellow and black checkered nose with AAF insignia on wings. Thunderbolt pilots ...