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Was the USS Monitor the most revolutionary technological development of the American Civil War?

Jimmy Doolittle: Commander of the Doolittle Raid During World War II

Jimmy Doolittle's raiders carried out some historic firsts when their B-25s dropped the first bombs on Tokyo.

World War II: Interview with Doolittle Raider James Macia

WORLD WAR I AERIAL COMBAT

Red Baron: World War I Ace Figher Pilot Manfred von Richthofen
More than eight decades after his death on the Western Front, fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen's fame remains undimmed.

World War I: American Caproni Pilots in Italy

INTERVIEWS

Pappy Boyington: Interview with the U.S. World War II Ace
U.S. Marine ace Pappy Boyington is as well known for his flamboyant personality as for his flying skills.

Interview with World War II Luftwaffe General and Ace Pilot Adolf Galland

WORLD WAR II AERIAL COMBAT

American Volunteer Group: Claire L. Chennault and the Flying Tigers
Secretly recruited, a group of American pilots led by a former stunt pilot gained hero status in two nations during World War II and won a permanent place in the annals of aviation history.

	China Air Task Force: Replaced the American Volunteer Group
	Jimmy Doolittle and the Tokyo Raiders Strike Japan During World War II
	56th Fighter Group in World War II
	World War II: Fourteenth Air Force -- Heir to the Flying Tigers
	World War II: The Cactus Air Force Fought at Guadalcanal

ACE PILOTS

Rudolf von Eschwege: German World War I Ace Fighter Pilot
Rudolf von Eschwege was the only German fighter pilot on World War I's Macedonian Front, but in a little more than a year the intrepid and resourceful flier achieved 20 victories.

	Hiroyoshi Nishizawa: Japan's World War II Ace of Aces
	Aviation History: Interview with World War II Soviet Ace Ivan Kozhedub
	Rudolf von Eschwege: German World War I Ace Fighter Pilot
	Hermann Graf: World War II Luftwaffe Ace Pilot
	Lance Wade: World War II RAF Ace Fighter Pilot
	William "Billy" Bishop: World War I Canadian Ace Fighter Pilot
	Interview with World War II Luftwaffe General and Ace Pilot Adolf Galland

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KOREAN WAR AERIAL COMBAT

A New Era in Aerial Warfare Began During the Korean War
The first months of the Korean War saw a struggle for air superiority acted out by the fighters of the World War II vintage. Then the MiGs arrived, and a new era in aerial warfare began.

AIR WAR STRATEGIST

General George C. Kearney: Pioneer of Aerial Warfare Strategy and Tactics in World War II's Pacific Theater
General George C. Kenney pioneered aerial warfare strategy and tactics in the Pacific theater.

OTHER WARS

Spanish Civil War: German Condor Legion's Tactical Air Power
During the Spanish Civil War, a group of German pilots that became known as the Condor Legion honed their hunting skills in Spain's skies.

FIRST HAND ACCOUNTS

World War II: Eyewitness to the Raid on Magdeburg
The curtains are pulled back, revealing a big map of Europe with red ribbons leading to our target -- the synthetic oil refineries near Magdeburg, Germany. There is a low murmur among the crew members as the target is announced....

World War II: Eyewitness to the Raid on Ploesti

PILOTS & CREW MEMBERS

Fred Avey: Flying with the Black Sheep Squadron in World War II
When Fred Avey joined "Pappy" Boyington's flock, he found himself among a pack of wolves in Black Sheep's clothing.

	Hewitt T. "Shorty" Wheless and Boyd T. "Buzz" Wagner: World War II Fighter Pilots
	World War II: Dick Suehr Flew to Defend Port Moresby
	Victor Tatelman: World War II B-25 Pilot in the Pacific

EIGHTH AIR FORCE

Interview with World War II Eighth Air Force's 379th Bomb Group Member Robert Felgar
Robert Felgar's Eighth Air Force missions in the flak-filled skies over occupied France ended abruptly when he was shot down and captured. In a German POW camp, the aviator endured such hardships and perils as attack dogs, unheated winter barracks and jam made from coal.

	World War II: Eighth Air Force's 324th Bomb Squadron Flew on the Pilsen Mission
	World War II: Eighth Air Force Raid on Schweinfurt

AIRCRAFT

Memphis Belle: Famous World War II Eighth Air Force B-17 Bomber
America's most famous Flying Fortress found a permanent place in the hearts of Americans after her hazardous career in the European theater.

	Supermarine Spitfires and Hawker Hurricanes: World War II Aircraft
	B-26B Marauder: American Bomber in World War II

AIRCRAFT

Curtiss P-40 Warhawk: One of WW II's Most Famous Fighters
Thanks to its sleek looks and its brilliant use by the American Volunteer Group in China, the P-40 was one of World War II's most famous fighters -- but far from the best.

	IAR 80: Romania's Indigenous Fighter Plane
	McDonnell F-4 Phantom: Essential Aircraft in the Air Warfare in the Middle East

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