Of all the American fighter pilots who emerged after WW II few remained in the public imagination more than Marine Corps Col.

Inspired, Wallach pursued her own path into the aviation industry, obtaining a flight engineer rating, a requirement to join an airline crew in the 1970s. "Every airplane had three pilots ...

The Mitchell Institute recommends retaining experienced fighter pilots from Air Force Reserve components like the Air National Guard, shown here at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, in 2024.

In 1965, with war looking increasingly likely, Wing Commander Ahuja (Akshay Kumar)—flight sign ‘Tiger’—is tasked with training a squadron of elite fighter pilots. As per genre rules ...