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 ...

This film tells the story of Richard Bong, America’s highest-scoring fighter ace. It follows his rise from rookie pilot to legendary aviator shaped by mentors, battles, and loss. His life reveals the ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A World War II veteran from Adams, believed to be America’s last surviving “ace” pilot, has died at age 103. Don McPherson served as a Navy fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater ...

Donald McPherson, credited by the American Fighter Aces Association and the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum as the last living American ace of the Second World War, died Thursday at the age of 103.

America’s last surviving World War II ace pilot died Aug. 14 at his Nebraska home, the Beatrice Daily Sun reported. Donald McPherson was 103. During the war, he shot down five Japanese aircraft while ...

Donald McPherson of Adams served his country as a Navy fighter pilot during World War II. When he returned home, his mission of service continued. “He was up to his eyeballs in service in all sorts of ...

ADAMS, Nebraska — A World War II veteran from Nebraska believed to be America's last surviving “ace” pilot because he shot down five enemy planes has died at age 103. Donald McPherson served as a Navy ...