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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The patriotism of beauty, grooming & fashion during WWII

By: Warhawk Air Museum

Posted On: February 13, 2020

When pondering love during wartime, specifically World War I and World War II, most people immediately think of love letters. But for the rare date night, what was preparing like in a time of rationed makeup, toiletries, and clothing?

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Remembering Pearl Harbor: Idahoan’s stories from December 7, 1941

American sailors at Ford Island reacting to the explosion of the USS Shaw during the second wave of attacks.

By: Warhawk Air Museum

Posted On: December 30, 2019

It’s a day that generations would never forget, an event that shook America to its core and then into action: December 7, 1941. A date which has lived in infamy since Japanese forces surprise-attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on a quiet Sunday morning.

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