The image of WWII pilots as “knights of the air” hides one of aerial combat’s darkest controversies. Shooting parachuting ...

“All hell broke loose. Pieces of fuselage and wing were flying all around us, along with smaller pieces that looked like confetti. Three jets following one another in 10-second intervals zoomed up ...

Parachute manufacturing helped revive Lowell’s economy in the 1940s. Many obituaries mention that the deceased had done such work, highlighting the lasting importance of that experience in the lives ...

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