Richard Ira Bong entered World War 2 as a young fighter pilot and quickly became the most successful ace in American history.

In 1969, the U.S. Navy established the Fighter Weapons School, known as Top Gun. At this elite facility, fighter pilots mastered high-speed air combat on multimillion-dollar jets that could pull ...

A Phoenix man sought to honor his grandfather, a decorated World War II fighter pilot, after learning of his struggles with PTSD. Lt. Arthur Van Haren Jr., a Latino fighter ace, shot down nine enemy ...