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WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — As the World War II bomber Heaven Can Wait was hit by enemy fire off the Pacific island of New Guinea on March 11, 1944, the co-pilot managed a final salute to ...

The letters tell about his father’s training as a fighter pilot, from flying school to flying assignments as an instructor and later as a B-24 Liberator bomber first pilot. His work in summer of ...

Dead at 98: The decorated rescue pilot and Bomber Command veteran who brought safety to Canadian air travel Carswell’s death not only marks the passing of one of Canada’s last WWII bomber ...

It's been 10 years since the plane was last in Winnipeg — well before Slobodian started at the museum in 2019. He has never seen it in person. "My uncle was a Lancaster bomber pilot and he flew ...

The pictures, with the time and date stamped along with Nixon’s name as the pilot, show the targets, and sometimes the explosions from the bombs they dropped from 25,000 feet.

The photo was taken in the office of Ducks Unlimited, before he headed away for service. The photo sits on a page from Harris's flying log, which records him flying the Lancaster on Jan. 12, 1945 ...

A memorial has been unveiled to commemorate the crew of a Lancaster bomber who perished when their plane crashed during World War Two. The bomber, piloted by Flt Sgt Geoffrey Appleyard, crashed on ...