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Walter Cook was the first 56th FG pilot to score an aerial victory and later became an ace with 6 kills to his credit. Walter Cook was the first 56th FG...
Sponsored by Lucky Strike, the Gee Bee QED was entered in the London-to-Melbourne McRobertson race by Jacqueline Cochran and Wesley Smith in 1934, but had to abandon due to mechanical problems. Sponsored by Lucky Strike, the Gee...
American ace David Lee “Tex” Hill returns to the American Volunteer Group headquarters in Kunming, China with his Curtiss H81-A2 “Tomahawk”. American ace David Lee “Tex” Hill...
On August 6, 1945, the B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" dropped "Little Boy", the first atomic bomb used in warfare, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Its devastating power destroyed the city and brought Japan to surrender a few weeks later. On August 6, 1945, the B-29...