Kozhedub’s success as a fighter ace was inseparable from the aircraft he flew: the Lavochkin La-5 and its successor, the La-7. Designed by Semyon Lavochkin, these radial-engine, wooden-framed ...

Brig. Gen. Clarence “Bud” Anderson, the last American fighter pilot known as a “triple ace” for downing 16 German planes during World War II, died in his sleep May 17 at his home in Auburn ...

Frank Luke, namesake for the famous Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, in May 1919 posthumously was awarded the Medal of Honor for his 40 days spent as a fighter pilot on the Western Front of World ...

Donald S. Lopez, 84, a World War II fighter ace who became a test pilot and spacecraft engineer and had a significant role in planning the National Air and Space Museum, died March 3 at the Duke ...

Kozhedub’s success as a fighter ace was inseparable from the aircraft he flew: the Lavochkin La-5 and its successor, the La-7. Designed by Semyon Lavochkin, these radial-engine, wooden-framed ...