Many of the most successful fighter pilots gained fame not only for their aerial tactics, but for their ability to pass their knowledge on to others. Ironically, some of those who handed down their ...

The P-47 Thunderbolt was once considered a joke — too big, too heavy, and too strange to succeed. But that “flying jug” proved critics wrong. This is the story of how one of WWII’s most underestimated ...

Second Lt. Lester L. Lowry was flying a P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft when he lost control in heavy cloud and dove straight into the ground on Jan. 26, 1944 Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GettyImages 103433972 PhotoQuestGetty Images 2 The P-47 Thunderbolt was the most versatile fighter aircraft of the Second World ...