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fighter pilot stories: 4 news summaries

US Pilot Missing
After F-16s Collide

Coast Guard searches waters off South Carolina

Oct 16, 09 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Coast Guard is searching off the coast of South Carolina for the pilot of an F-16 involved in a collision with another fighter jet last night during a training exercise. The other pilot involved managed to safely return to Shaw Air Force Base and is being examined by doctors.... More »

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Air Force • fighter jet • US military • fighter pilot • F-16

(Newser) - Felix “Doc” Blanchard, who won the 1945 Heisman Trophy as part of Army’s famed “Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside” backfield tandem, died yesterday of pneumonia, ESPN reports. The legendary fullback, linebacker, placekicker, and punter was 84. In 1944-46, Blanchard— “Mr. Inside” to fellow Heisman winner Glenn... More »

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Vietnam War • Korean War • US Air Force • fighter pilot • West Point • Felix "Doc" Blanchard • college football • Army football • backfield • Glenn Davis

 Tuskegee Airmen 
 to Attend Inaugural 

Invitation recognizes their contribution to historic event

Dec 10, 08 6:22 AM CST
(Newser) - The Tuskegee Airmen of WWII have been invited to the inauguration of the nation's first black president, the New York Times reports. Barack Obama has acknowledged his debt to the elite all-black force, whose heroes fought for a country that discriminated against them. Now in their 80s and 90s, it's... More »

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Barack Obama • race • African Americans • World War II • inauguration • civil rights movement • fighter pilot • President Obama • Tuskegee airmen

German Flick Quietly Reclaims the Red Baron as War Hero

Breaks taboo against positive portrayal

Mar 16, 08 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Films extolling German war heroes aren’t exactly abundant, but upcoming movie The Red Baron shines the spotlight on the noble, softer side of Germany’s most famous fighter pilot. “There are strong voices in Germany still saying we're not allowed to do this,” says the writer/director. “... More »

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Tom Cruise • Valkyrie • German • hero • World War I • movies • German army • The Red Baron • fighter pilot • Manfred von Richthofen

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