Navy pilot John Leppla was credited with shooting down five Japanese aircraft in aerial combat before he was shot down and ...

Pilot John Leppla, right, was a WWII Navy ace ... combat before he was shot down and declared Missing in Action. (U.S. Navy/National Archives) When one thinks of U.S. Navy aircraft carrier ...

What You Need to Know: The USS Wasp (CV-7), shaped by the limitations of the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty, is often cited as ...

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