HASTINGS, Fla — After his remains were identified in June, Lt. j.g. Ralph Cornelius Dupont, a U.S. Navy pilot during World War II, will be laid to rest with full military honors Sunday in Hastings, ...

Lt. Col. George Hardy, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen and the last of the group’s World War II combat pilots, died Tuesday night, according to Tuskegee Airmen Inc. He was 100 years old. “His ...

Hans-Ulrich Rudel, the most decorated pilot of World War II and one of history's greatest combat aviators, earned his legendary status as the "Eagle of the Eastern Front." Flying over 2,500 missions, ...

A recent survey by the German pilots’ union, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), reveals that widespread in-flight napping is a common practice among German pilots. The survey collected responses from more than ...

A study by the German pilot's union found that a large majority of commercial aviators in the country nap while on the job. Vereinigung Cockpit (the Cockpit Association) surveyed more than 900 pilots, ...

A German pilot's union study found that 93% of surveyed pilots admitted to napping on the job. The union attributes the napping to pilot fatigue from tight schedules and staff shortages. U.S. Federal ...

CONWAY — Carla Grabert-Lowenstein always hoped the military would find the remains of her uncle, missing World War II pilot Frank "Bud" Hayes of Filer, Idaho. But she won't see the end of the search.

Donald McPherson, a World War II veteran considered the nation's last surviving "ace" pilot from the conflict, has died at the age of 103 in Nebraska. While serving as a Navy pilot of F6F Hellcat ...

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 Navy fighter pilot ...

Police said they would defuse the British-made bomb on site. LONDON -- Thousands of people were evacuated from the center of the east German city of Dresden on Wednesday, as authorities there prepared ...