On February 27, 1947, Thacker and Ard took off from Hickam Field at 3:05pm local time. Within 13 minutes, they climbed to 13,000 feet. With Thacker and Ard maintaining an average speed of 348 mph ...

LEE COUNTY, Va. — More than 80 years after the Pearl Harbor attacks, the remains of a Virginia airman who was killed have been identified. U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. Donald E. Bays, a 21-year-old ...