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Remembering Ernie Pyle

“There are no atheists in foxholes” Ernie Pyle BALTIMORE — Can a seasonal flu, and the lingering irritation it causes,

Retired Colonel James C. (“Jimmie Dee”) Dieffenderfer and his son Scott in front of the EAA B-17G Aluminum Overcast. (Mike

Veteran Casey Bukowski takes careful aim from the nose of “The Movie” Memphis Belle during a flight at the National

Thom Richards is the owner/instructor of the dual controlled P-40N Warhawk American Dream. (Michael Jordan/BPE) Reading, PA — On June

Pilot Mike Brockey and reporter Anthony C. Hayes walk the GEICO Skytypers flight line at Martin State Airport. (Michael Jordan

Seventy-five years ago today, the U.S. Army Air Forces launched “Mission No. 84″ – an ambitious deep penetration, double-strike mission

The restored B-17F Memphis Belle stands ready for her new home at the National Museum of the United States Air

The Wings of Freedom Tour of the WWII Vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, North American B-25 Mitchell

(The restored B-17 from the movie, The Memphis Belle.) Uncle Bill never really talked about the war. I only knew

May 8, 1945 — the day Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies, ending World War II in Europe — also