Profiles in Courage: William “Bill” Gornik

Profiles in Courage: William Gornik

By: Warhawk Air Museum

Posted On: May 22, 2020

Many months of rigorous training and years of dedicated service to the Air Force positioned William Gornik well for a SR-71 Blackbird “special project”.

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Profiles in Courage: Grace A. Pankow

Profiles in Courage: Grace Pankow

By: Warhawk Air Museum

Posted On: May 13, 2020

Missing her husband fighting in Africa, Grace Pankow received comfort knowing that she was helping end the war with every airplane brake line she attached.

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A glimpse into the past: headlines and celebrations from the end of WWII in Europe

New York City May 8 celebration

By: Warhawk Air Museum

Posted On: May 8, 2020

On this 75th anniversary of the ending of WWII, the Warhawk presents a few headlines and photos that captured the world’s attention on May 7 & 8, 1945.

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Profiles in Courage: David Haggard

Profiles in courage: David Haggard

By: Warhawk Air Museum

Posted On: May 6, 2020

It takes a certain kind of man to fly over and (purposely) crash-land into Nazi-occupied Europe. That man was David Haggard, US Army Air Corps glider pilot.

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