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Lydia Litvyak, born August 18, 1921, in Moscow, was a Soviet fighter pilot whose courage and skill made her one of World War II’s most celebrated aces. Known as the “White Lily of Stalingrad” for the flowers painted on her...
One of the Navy’s first female fighter pilots in 1985, Capt. Tammy Shults flew the A-7 Corsair II, F/A-18, and EA-6B Prowler, becoming an instructor and aggressor pilot. Barred from combat in the first Gulf War, she sharpened her skills...
On July 5, 1943, Lieutenant Hugh Miller’s destroyer, the USS Strong, was sunk by a Japanese torpedo. Exploding depth charges from the ship severely wounded Miller internally. After drifting for days, Miller and three crewmates washed ashore on Arundel Island,...
Shot down, Burned, Recovered,Flew SR-71s and A-10s The word Indomitable means “impossible to subdue or defeat”. Brian Shul was just such a man. Shot down in Cambodia flying a T-28 Trojan, he was badly burned. He survived several days in...
Attacked ground targets in the South Pacific at treetop level In my previous post about Pappy Gunn, I mentioned that Pappy had been upgunning the B-25 and A-20 Havocs in the South Pacific to attack ground targets. Joseph Rutter was...
Innovative and Daring: The Saga of Pappy Dunn Having served in WW1 as an airplane mechanic, he taught himself to fly on his own time and then re-enlisted, becoming part of the TopHatters fighter squadron in 1923. He served 21...
