Warhawk Archives

May 27, 2022

Maj Jesse Birchett- Thunderbolt Pilot

Maj Jesse Birchett was a pilot for three different services- the US Army Air Forces (Flying the P-40 Warhawk and the P-47 Thunderbolt), the US Air Force, and the West Virginia Air National Guard (Flying the P-51 Mustang and the SA-18 Grumman Albatross amphibious aircraft.)

May 25, 2022

Major Robert Wilson “Todd” Moore

Maj Todd Moore is known as the Ace of the 7th Air Force. During WW2 his squadron flew P-51 Mustangs out of Iwo Jima. While attacking enemy-held islands and escorting bombers to Tokyo, he became a “Double Ace.”