George Hardy, an original Red Tail and the last Tuskegee combat pilot of WWII, dies at 100; he flew 21 missions escorting ...

The North American P-51D Mustang is one of the most iconic aircraft ever made. The Mustang was instrumental in the Allied cause during the maelstrom that was World War II. During the most bloody air ...

At 19, he was one of the youngest pilots in the all-Black unit to see combat in World War II. “I used to say the Army’s No. 1 ...

Terre Haute Regional Airport was buzzing on Friday as pilots performing in the Terre Haute Air Show spent the day rehearsing their routines, and members of the public bustled around the area to get a ...

In this video, we follow a P-51 Mustang pilot striking naval targets when he is suddenly intercepted and hit hard by German Bf-109s. With his fighter badly damaged, the pilot faces the difficult task ...

World War II significantly influenced the development of numerous technologies, and one of the most notable was the turbojet-powered aircraft. The Nazis beat the United States to fielding the world's ...

3 Key Points: The P-51 Mustang, often hailed as the best operational piston-engined fighter of WWII, was rapidly developed by North American Aviation (NAA) in response to the RAF’s urgent need for a ...

NASA astronaut Victor Glover Jr., center, is flanked by former Tuskegee Airmen Lt. Col. James Harvey, left, and Lt. Col. George Hardy, right, at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., in ...

"World News Tonight" anchor David Muir reported on a remarkable moment as a 100-year-old World War II fighter pilot returned to the skies over McKinleyville, California, taking the controls of the ...

Charlie Hall is Polygon’s tabletop editor. In 12-plus years as a journalist & photographer, he has covered simulation, strategy, and spacefaring games, as well as public policy. Read any memoir from ...