How Ukraine volunteers down Russia drones with pick-up trucks and WWII guns
Thousands of Ukrainian civilian volunteers recently ventured into Ukraine’s countryside in the dead of night loaded with ...
WWII airstrip in Central California sold. It was ‘the country club of training bases’
“A lot of airstrips were built in California during World War II. What made Eagle Field stand out from others was that it was ...
This WWII soldier knocked out 6 German pillboxes and took 18 prisoners by himself
Army 1st Lt. Jack Treadwell single-handedly took out six German pillboxes and captured 18 enemy soldiers during World War II.
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How a World War II Tail Gunner Survived a Midair Collision Without a Parachute
Sgt. James Raley's account came almost three months to the day after he improbably survived that fall from the skies over ...
3 Key UK Aerospace Innovations From WWII
Driven by unprecedented times, scientists and engineers forged technological breakthroughs amidst the flames of war.
Too close for missiles, switching to guns: How the Navy learned to fight Houthi drones
The Navy fired hundreds of interceptors, some costing $28.7 million a piece, to destroy Houthi and Iranian missiles and ...
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America’s Vought F4U Corsair Terrified the Japanese Military in WWII
The Corsair performed well during World War II, claiming 2,140 air combat victories against 189 losses—an overall kill ratio ...
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4 Iconic WW2 Military Vehicles That Looked Better Than They Performed
World War II was the first major war in which the lessons learned from the Great War of just two decades prior could be applied. The massive infantry stalemates of World War I had to be avoided ...
One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen remembers struggle for recognition amid Trump's DEI purge
AURORA, Colo. -- With members of a trailblazing Black Air Force unit passing away at advanced ages, efforts to remain true to ...
Why Was The UK's Fairey Battle Called A "Flying Coffin"?
The Fairey Battle, a British-built single-engine light bomber aircraft, was conceived by the Fairey Aircraft Company and ...
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Bomber #666 – The B-17 Fortress with 16 .50-Cal Machine Guns!
A flying fortress unlike any other! Bomber #666 was a heavily modified B-17 built to take on enemy fighters with 16 .50 caliber machine guns. Was it the most extreme bomber of WWII, or just an ...