In “Spitfires” by Becky Aikman, the saga of wartime American women pilots comes vividly to life.

Banned from flying in the U.S., these 25 American women headed to Britain to help ferry military aircraft—and fascinated the ...

The Church publishes the Monitor because it sees good journalism as vital to progress in the world. Since 1908 ... who had had two brothers disappear in the war, showed the same sort of ...

honors and military status — and often dealt with discrimination and sexism — the Women Airforce Service Pilots played a pivotal role during World War II, an experienced pilot contends.

Legend had it that Dorothy Furey was the daughter of a wealthy banana importer. Legend had it that her family lost a fortune ...

Ultimately the Women’s Flying Training Detachment (WFTD), and the elite Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) were amalgamated into what would in June 1943 become the Women’s Airforce Service ...

NEWPORT — Newport Theatre Guild (NTG) will be presenting Decision Height by Meredith Dayna Levy, a moving tribute to the ...

The Six Triple Eight cleared a years-long backlog of mail in just three months. Eighty years later, the unit is finally ...

Deemed a "firecracker" by an activity director at the independent living facility she now calls home, Angelina Nicargi ...

Spitfires: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During World War II,” By Becky Aikman. Publisher: Bloomsbury. 368 pages. $31.99. Since President Donald Trump nominated a former ...