It's a windy day at the Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa, where Tony Bassignani and Bruce Tinkham are arguing about the placement of Snoopy's yellow aviator scarf. Tinkham, 75, and Bassignani, ...

For some of us, the “Peanuts” comic strip was our introduction to the history of World War I fighter pilots. Snoopy, the Flying Ace, sits on top of his doghouse with gritted teeth, wearing his cap, ...