Lt. Gordon H. Root of Victor, New York, never saw combat overseas-but his sacrifice was no less heroic. On November 26, 1943, while ferrying a P-51 Mustang for the U.S. Army Air Forces, Root lost his ...

The iconic North American P-51 Mustang turned the tide of the air campaign in World War II in the allies’ favor. According to ...

The glory window for warplanes passes quickly, but these iconic models earned a place in aircraft eternity with performances ...