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The daring mid-air rescue: How a P-38 pilot saved his wingman against all odds

When a fellow pilot was shot down behind enemy lines, one P-38 pilot refused to leave him behind. This is the extraordinary ...
The Gazette

P-38 pilot reunited with fighter at Colorado Springs World War II museum

James Kunkle Sr. was reunited with an old war "buddy" Saturday during a visit to the National Museum of World War II Aviation in Colorado Springs. Although they hadn't seen each other in at least 72 ...
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The P-38 ace who survived nine times

Discover the incredible story of a P-38 pilot who survived nine aerial battles. Courage, skill, and luck combined in this remarkable WWII aviation tale.
The Durango Herald

WWII pilot, 101, soars for final time in P-38

COLORADO SPRINGS (AP) – Frank Royal’s Air Force took off at 1:38 p.m. A vintage aircraft clawed through the air followed by two chase planes, one carrying the 101-year-old pilot. The last plane in the ...
Air Force Times

WWII pilot missing since 1944 laid to rest at Arlington

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Second Lt. Robert R. Keown was piloting his P-38 aircraft to an airfield after a mission in 1944 when it crashed into a mountain in Papua New Guinea. World War II ended without ...
The Gazette

P-38 pilot reunited with fighter at Colorado Springs World War II museum

James Kunkle Sr., a 95-year-old World War II veteran, looks at a restored Lockheed P-38 Lightning at the National Museum of World War II Aviation Saturday. Kunkle flew the P-38 during the D-Day ...
Seattle Times

WWII pilot missing since 1944 laid to rest at Arlington

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Second Lt. Robert R. Keown was piloting his P-38 aircraft to an airfield after a mission in 1944 when it crashed into a mountain in Papua New Guinea. World War II ended without ...