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A tree protected the remains of a World War II fighter pilot, whose plane crashed in Germany in 1945, for more than 70 years.
The pilot died with his crew in Feb. 3, 1945, during World War II. The lead plane, piloted by 1st Lt. Adams, was hit over the target by a direct burst of flak and was reported breaking into two ...
Adams' short life took him from the plains of Texas to the home in Bisbee, where he attended high school, and throughout the Pacific, then to Europe. Mystery WWII pilot’s past found: Story of ...
Oberleutnant Ludwig Franz Stigler (21 August 1915 – 22 March 2008) was a German fighter pilot and fighter ace in World War II. He is best known for his role in a December 1943 incident in which he spared the crew of a severely damaged B-17 bomber. He escorted the plane to safety over enemy lines.
Richard "Dick" Ira Bong (September 24, 1920 – August 6, 1945) was a United States Army Air Forces major and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II.He was one of the most decorated American fighter pilots and the country's top flying ace in the war, credited with shooting down 40 Japanese aircraft, all with the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
Neel Ernest Kearby (June 5, 1911 – March 5, 1944) was a United States Army Air Forces colonel and P-47 Thunderbolt pilot in World War II who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat. Kearby is the first United States Army Air Forces fighter pilot to have received the Medal of Honor. He scored 22 aerial victories and was the top ...
KINGWOOD, W.Va. (WBOY) — Jay Manown, a WWII pilot from Kingwood, West Virginia, was finally returned home on Friday after he and his crew were killed in action 80 years ago in the Pacific Ocean.
Gertrude "Tommy" Tompkins Silver (October 16, 1911 – disappeared October 26, 1944) was the only Women Airforce Service Pilots member to go missing during World War II. [ 3 ] Early life