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The Eagles' War: The Saga of the Eagle Squadron Pilots, 1940–1945. Jason Aronson, Inc., 1982. ISBN 0-87668-495-9. Republished by TAB Books in 1992, ISBN 0-8306-2145-8, with all the photos different from the 1st edition. Holmes, Tony. American Eagles: American Volunteers in the R.A.F., 1937–1943. Classic Publications, 2001. ISBN 1-903223-16-4.
Grumman OA-14 Widgeon - Army J4F patrol aircraft; Fairchild UC-61/86 Argus - Liaison aircraft/trainer; Fairchild AT-21 Gunner - Advanced/gunnery trainer; Fairchild PT-19/23/23 - Primary trainer; Federal AT-20 - Ansons purchased for Lend-Lease as bomber trainer; Fisher XP-75 Eagle - Prototype fighter; Fleetwings BT-12 - Basic trainer
The list of aircraft of World War II includes all of the aircraft used by countries which were at war during World War II from the period between when the country joined the war and the time the country withdrew from it, or when the war ended.
The 4th Fighter Group was an American element of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Eighth Air Force during World War II. [1] [2] The group was known as the Debden Eagles because it was created from the three Eagle Squadrons of the Royal Air Force: No. 71, No. 121 Squadron RAF, and No. 133 Squadron RAF. [3]
The Eagle Squadrons Memorial is a Second World War memorial in Grosvenor Square, London. It commemorates the service of the three Royal Air Force Eagle Squadrons from 1940 to 1942, during the Battle of Britain , and in particular their 244 Americans and 16 British fighter pilots, of whom 71 were killed.
In the 2010 Rose Parade, the city of West Covina, California paid tribute to the "service and commitment of the Tuskegee Airmen" with a float, entitled "Tuskegee Airmen—A Cut Above", which featured a large bald eagle, two replica World War II "Redtail" fighter aircraft and historical images of some of the airmen who served. The float won the ...
A remarkable photograph of an American bald eagle perched atop of a veteran's gravestone went viral on Memorial Day, and reminded the nation the true reason for the national holiday.Sunday evening ...
The 201st Fighter Squadron (Spanish: Escuadrón Aéreo de Pelea 201) is a fighter squadron of the Mexican Air Force, part of the Mexican Expeditionary Air Force that aided the Allied war effort during World War II. The squadron was known by the nickname Águilas Aztecas or "Aztec Eagles", apparently coined by members of the squadron during ...