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Air Force Allows Airmen to Use Gender Pronouns in Email Signatures

Clare Fitzgerald
Maj. Tyler McBride and Capt. Justin Lennon holding the Pride Flag

The United States Air Force has announced Airmen and Guardians will now be allowed to include gender pronouns in their email signatures, in an aim…

US Air Force Selects First Enlisted Airmen to Train as Pilots Since WWII

Ten enlisted men have been selected by the US Air Force for training as pilots. It is the first time this has happened since World…

Amazing Story of How Six WW2 Airmen Survived Weeks At Sea!

After their Halifax Bomber was lost to the Atlantic Ocean, six WWII airmen found themselves desperately striving to save their own lives. The Halifax, with its…

A Staggering 1,085 WWII Airmen Died in the Netherlands and Remain Missing

Dutch broadcaster NOS and other war experts have conducted research that supports a claim that says upwards of 1,085 airmen remain missing in the Netherlands.…

The long march to Equality – African Americans in the US Military

The term “Buffalo Soldier” refers to African-American soldiers that served in the US Army. At first, the African-Americans fought in the late stages of the…

WWII: Gunner Fell 22,000 Feet WITHOUT A Parachute And Survived

S/Sgt. Alan E. Magee poses for the camera, halfway into the tight confines of the ball turret of a B-17 Flying Fortress. [Via] Ranked among…

The Real World ‘Allo ‘Allo – British Airman Hides in French Café For Months After His Bomber Was Shot Down

The man’s name is Len Manning, and he tells an extraordinary story of how he lived in a French café in Bassevelle for three months,…

WWII: Gunner fell 22,000 feet WITHOUT a parachute and survived

S/Sgt. Alan E. Magee poses for the camera, halfway into the tight confines of the ball turret of a B-17 Flying Fortress. [Via] Ranked among…

Lost bodies of five airmen to be recovered after 70 years

Ian Harvey
airmen

Five soldiers from Halifax HR980 who were killed in 1943 during a night raid have never had their bodies recovered.  These WWII airmen were shot…

Lost WWII Aircraft Recovered From Lake Maskoka

Ian Harvey
WWII Aircraft

A search and rescue mission over Lake Maskoka of Ontario in 1940 resulted in the loss of a Northrup A17 Nomad and two servicemen. While…

ARRIVAL OF EAGLES – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes
ARRIVAL OF EAGLES

I seem to be receiving a bumper crop of aviation books at the present time and this latest effort from Andy Saunders is absolutely top-drawer…

Colditz War Camp Photographed Extensively by Covert Airmen

Ian Harvey
Colditz

Many officers who fought for the Allies during WWII were imprisoned in a German camp known as Colditz, the site of which was a large…