#pilot

In this interview, Lt Col Buttelmann talks about his time in Korea, the F-86, crossing the 38th parallel, and fighting enemy MiGs....

Capt. Bennett was awarded the Medal of Honor for risking his own life to protect a platoon of South Vietnamese soldiers and his OV-10 backseater....

Maj. Jacobson served as a pathfinder pilot during WWII, and fought in the Invasion of Normandy....

Colonel Robert E. Stoffey served in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot and Forward Air Controller in the Marines....

CW2 explains why he went to prison after coming home from Vietnam, and how he raised thousands of dollars from behind bars....

CW2 White, callsign Sneaky White, served in the Marine Corps before transferring to the Army to become a helicopter pilot...

COL Thorsness served as a fighter pilot in Vietnam. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for saving his wingman’s life, and was a prisoner of war for...

Capt. Peninger served in WWII as a glider pilot, and fought in the Invasion of Normandy....

2nd LT Loftis was a glider pilot during WW2, and participated in the D-Day invasion....

After the end of WWII, COL Halvorsen dropped candy out of his bomber multiple times for the kids of Berlin to enjoy....

Rickenbacker was awarded the Medal of Honor for destroying two enemy aircraft in a one-versus-seven dogfight behind enemy lines....

Olds describes his experiences in Vietnam, his most memorable dogfight, and more....

Olds talks about his experiences in WWII and about managing fear, and describes the craziest coincidence you’ve ever heard of....

Blesses talk about what inspired him to join the Air Force, and the story behind how he met his childhood hero, Eddie Rickenbacker....

Blesse explains how his motto “No Guts, No Glory” was taught as doctrine throughout the Air force, and how dogfighting has changed over the years....

Blesse describes his second tour in Korea, a couple of intense dogfights, and becoming a fighter Ace....

Anderson is a triple Ace fighter pilot who flew a P-51 Mustang in WWII....

Anderson is credited with 16 aerial combat victories as a P-51 pilot in WWII....

Dave Lewis is an Army veteran who flew helicopters in Iraq and Afghanistan....

Lt. Col. Wellman served in the Army as an aviator and public affairs officer during the Gulf War....