finally received the Distinguished Flying Cross Medal for heroic actions in the Middle ... Alex Grayson and Senior Airman Alex Fiscus. Two other members of the crew, Capt. Andrew Setrin and ...

Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...

That medal was the Victoria Cross, Britain’s highest military award for gallantry given only to a select distinguished few ... from bronze and not a precious metal as “it's not about the ...

Worsley read everything he could about Shackleton and other polar explorers ... failed in his mission to become the first person to cross the continent, and in 1922 he died of a heart attack ...

The final personal diary of Squadron Leader Patrick Gifford, who was shot down in May 1940, has also been found.

He would go on to fly 43 missions during WWII, earning a Distinguished Flying Cross and an Air Medal. One of Stewart’s most memorable missions came the day he recorded three victories on a ...

VEYSONNAZ - Marielle Thompson’s ski cross gold highlighted a three-medal day for Canada at a World Cup event on Saturday. Thompson, of Whistler, B.C., beat Germany’s Daniela Maier to top the ...

Cross country skier Rosie Fordham has delivered Australia's first ever medal in an international cross-country skiing event. Fordham won silver in the 10km interval skating race at the FIS junior ...

Stewart earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for downing three German aircraft ... with losing significantly fewer escorted bombers than other fighter groups. “I got to really enjoy the idea ...

Tommy was presented with the PDSA Dickin Medal, the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross, in 1946 for his crucial role in the mission. He received the medal at a special ceremony at the Dutch ...