Only four airmen were awarded the Medal of Honor during the First World War, with two aviators, 1st Lt. Harold E. Goettler and 2nd Lt. Erwin R. Bleckley, earning the honor during one of the most ...

Schulz was at his drawing board when his son brought his most recent model by, and a discussion about WW1 aviation ensued. Schultz drew a helmet on Snoopy, then asked Monte to bring a book reference.

Baslee, a stout 49-year-old, is the perfect man for the role—an obsessive aviation geek and master machinist who spent a decade working as a mechanical engineer. He grew up a few miles from his ...