Maj. Donald K. Willis crash-landed his plane in Nazi-occupied Holland then stopped at cafes for beers — all while evading the ...

“Bud” Anderson Jr, a military pilot whose aerial derring-do spanned from World War II, when he personally shot down 16 German planes ... promotion to the rank of brigadier general.

He later served as a test pilot and flight ... 26 missions during World War II as part of the 100th Bomb Group, which flew over the English Channel and Holland into German skies.

A historic timepiece worn by Nazi pilots during WWII has emerged from a desk drawer and may soon fetch over $12,000 at auction. Made by the renowned German watchmakers A. Lange & Sohne in the ...

During World War II there were all sorts ... with everything a sea-stranded pilot might need. These floating hotels would serve as temporary safe houses for any German unlucky enough to find ...

When World War II ended, he held the rank of major at 23 years old ... Anderson’s squadron mate and downed 13 German planes. Becoming the first pilot to break the sound barrier, in 1947 ...

When WW2 began, the Western Front initially saw ... They were led by a famous ace, the top German pilot of the Spanish Civil War. As it often happens, claims and actual results differ but the ...

Joining up at the start of the war, London-born Mr Barnes went on to serve for 23 years and said sinking a German U-boat was ... Almost 80 years since the end of WW2, Mr Barnes, who moved to ...

A World War II veteran who ... trained as replacement pilots for the anticipated losses on D-Day," he said. "Well, those losses didn't occur because the Luftwaffe [the German army's aviation ...

A WOMAN has discovered her WW2 pilot dad died a hero after heavy rain ... was an Allied military operation during WW2 fought in German-occupied Netherlands from September 17 to 25 1944.

He survived multiple World War 2 combat missions and imprisonment in a German POW camp ... is believed to be among the last living WW2 combat glider pilots. He told 7News a few years back ...

And despite being called "one of the finest aircraft" one famous British test pilot ever flew ... of 1944 when the Allies broke through the German front in Poland. By the end of 1944 though ...