While a dogfight can’t be reduced entirely to the distinctions between two machines, it’s necessary to look closely at the aircraft flown by Saburo Sakai and Pug Southerland to understand exactly what ...

Deep in the jungle of Guadalcanal in the South Pacific are the rusting remains of a World War II-era fighter plane. Research confirms that the plane is the doomed Wildcat flown by James "Pug" ...

Step back in time to the dramatic morning of August 15, 1945—just as the Japanese Emperor’s surrender speech was about to echo across the airwaves. While the world believed World War II was ending, ...

We break down a dogfight that did not follow the usual script. The F-15 entered with confidence and capability. What followed ...

One of the strangest dogfights—involving three four-engine bombers—occurred in World War II. It happened the morning of August 17, 1943, when an American B-24D Liberator encountered a pair of German ...

Maj. Andrew Smith, an F-15C Eagle pilot with the 48th Fighter Wing, conducts preflight checks before taking off at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (Airman 1st Class Jessi Monte/U.S. Air Force) ...

The music and lyrics in “Dogfight,” now at the Hudson Mainstage, are by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the songwriting team nominated for a Tony Award for their Broadway sensation “Dear Evan Hansen” and ...

An F-15E Strike Eagle painted in the heritage colors of it's P-47 Thunderbolt predecessor takes off from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England Feb 6. The 48th Fighter Wing officially unveiled the ...

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The malice of the premise is offset by the sweetness of the romance. As laid out in the 1991 movie that inspired the 2012 musical, “Dogfight” is a nasty, misogynistic prank played by Marines for ...