With their steely nerves and cool demeanor, fighter pilots seem born to fly. Yet even the toughest human beings are unequipped to survive, much less thrive, in combat airplanes. Soaring at up to ...

The first line of defense was warm clothing. Pilots and bomber crews were bundled up in thick, sheep shearling clothing as well as fur-collared leather flight jackets like the G-1, B-3 and B-10 ...

Pilots and bomber crews were bundled up in thick, sheep shearling clothing as well as fur-collared leather flight jackets like the G-1, B-3 and B-10 when they set off into the blue.