America’s last known surviving World War II “ace”—a pilot who shot down five enemy planes—has died at age 103. Donald McPherson served as a Navy fighter pilot in the Pacific theater during the war’s ...

Hermann Becker rose from aerial observer to fighter ace in WWI, scoring 23 victories and leading Jasta 12. He later helped promote German gliding aviation during the interwar years.

Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson Jr., a military pilot whose aerial derring-do spanned from World War II, when he personally shot down 16 German planes in dogfights over occupied Europe, to experimental ...

ADAMS, Nebraska (AP) — A World War II veteran from Nebraska believed to be America’s last surviving “ace” pilot because he shot down five enemy planes has died at age 103. Donald McPherson served as a ...

ADAMS, Nebraska – Donald McPherson, a World War II veteran believed to be the United States’ last surviving “ace” pilot, has died. He was 103. McPherson, born May 22, 1922 in Adams, Nebraska, died Aug ...

WWI pilots were known for their aerial combat skills and were called aces. This Belgian ace did one impressive feat during ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - A World War II era F6F Hellcat taxis after landing at Mather Airport in Rancho Cordova, Calif. Friday Oct. 4, 2019. (AP ...