The Doctor and the Pilot Who Saved the Eyesight of Millions
Harold Ridley successfully implanted the world’s first artificial intraocular lens.
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Legendary ‘Jersey Jerk’ flying ace honored with name emblazoned on F-16
Strait commanded in his battles against the German Luftwaffe during World ... to earn the title of “flying ace” during the war – an honor given to pilots who shoot down at least five enemy ...
The first ‘Flying Ace’
There’s a rare silent video featuring two supremely confident pilots smoking cigarettes and smiling for the camera at an airfield in Toul, France. The smaller man has a great smile.
Harry Stewart Jr. Dies at 100; One of Last Tuskegee Airmen to See Combat
His boyhood dream to be an adventurous pilot was fulfilled thanks to World War II. But, as a civilian, racial prejudice kept ...
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WWII pilots meet former foe
They had been enemies once, a long time ago. But as Horst Petzschler talked about what it was like to be a pilot in Germany’s Luftwaffe during World War II, the gray-haired men in the ...
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Hurricane or Spitfire? Which was Britain’s Best WWII Fighter?
Luftwaffe ace Adolf Galland famously replied ... shooting down 203 enemy aircraft for the loss of 29 pilots killed. No. 303 Squadron became the most successful Fighter Command unit in the ...