WWII Flight Officer laid to rest in Durand eight decades after his death

Nearly 80 years after Flight Officer Shirl P. Best was killed in action during World War II has finally returned home to ...

The Lancaster bomber shot down over Pembrokeshire in 1942

The tale of a Lancaster bomber crew, uncovered by Peter Hilton, will be the focus of the Pembrokeshire Aviation Group's ...
TJ3 History Official on MSN

How a WWII Bomber Became a Photo of Death?

This is the story of B-24 Liberator "Extra Joker" and how she became a photo of death. Extra joker was a part of the 451st ...
MyStateline.com

WWII veteran’s remains identified, returning home to Durand for burial

The remains of World War II veteran Flight Officer Shirl P. Best, who was killed in battle, have been identified and are returning home for burial.
Star-Gazette

Watch biographer discuss fate of Elmira WWII airman whose bomber was shot down in Germany

Watch biographer discuss fate of Elmira WWII airman whose bomber was shot down in Germany Robert Steele wrote a book about 10 airmen, including Elmiran Malcolm Rubin, who were killed in a World War II ...
KREM

Slowly but surely, volunteers plan to make this WWII-era B-17 bomber fly again: 'This is not work; this is just fun'

SALEM, Ore. — In Salem, a group of volunteers are on a years-long mission to restore a B-17 bomber that long sat on top of a Milwaukie gas station. "Everybody knew where the bomber was," Terry Scott, ...
Arizona Daily Star

U of A students join search for lost WWII bomber crew in Poland

A team of students from the University of Arizona will spend the next month sifting through soil in a farm field in Poland in search of closure for several Gold Star families whose loved ones were ...