Airbus Announces Support for Restoration of The People’s Mosquito
Aviation heritage in the UK received a welcome boost in March 2020 with news that Airbus has announced its support for The People’s Mosquito. Financial…
Dame Vera Lynn, 102, Calls for a ‘Blitz Spirit’ From Everyone
During World War II, Dame Vera Lynn rose to fame with her magnificent voice singing the forces favorite song; We’ll Meet Again. She contributed to…
Missing WWII Submarine Stickleback Lays 11,000 Feet Below the Surface
The Stickleback is a submarine that was used for training during World War II. It wrecked during a training exercise in Hawaii on May 28,…
Churchill’s British Resistance Secret Bunker Discovered
Secret Bunker: Forestry workers engaged in the clearance of an area of managed woodland in southern Scotland were surprised to discover an iron door set…
Scientist Lost the US Government’s Classified Hydrogen Bomb Document
John Archibald Wheeler was a pioneer in physics. He is responsible for furthering our understanding of quantum physics and nuclear fission. He’s credited with inventing…
Ammunition Dump, The Cleanup Could Take 10 years, Village to be Evacuated
WW2 bombs, grenades and other explosives that lie dormant at the bottom of Swiss lakes or under the Alps are still causing headaches for the…
D-Day Vet Dedicates His MBE to the Men That Died Storming the Beaches of Normandy
D-Day Vet Horace “Harry” Billinge, 94, held his hand over his heart as he was given his MBE by Queen Elizabeth. The MBE was granted…
Last Surviving Iwo Jima Medal of Honor Recipient at Ship Naming Ceremony
One of the last of the heroes of Iwo Jima Williams said he was humbled by the Navy’s decision to name the newly designated ship…
Last Post Ceremony at Menin Gate – Public Asked Not to Attended, But Nightly Act of Remembrance Goes Ahead
The Last Post, the traditional final salute to the fallen, is played at 8pm each night by the buglers of the Last Post Association in…
The Biggest Haul of German Equipment in Western Europe?
The islands of Guernsey, which consist of a small archipelago of five land masses, were all marked by the battles to control the Western end…
Rosalind Walter, Inspiration for ‘Rosie the Riveter,’ Dies at Age 95
Rosalind P. (Palmer) Walter passed away at the age of 95. She is known to millions as the original inspiration for the “Rosie the Riveter”…
M5A1 Stuart Pulled From the Mud, Sees Daylight First Time in 75 Years
Almost 75 years to the day since it was buried in the mud on the banks of the Dagusungan River, a Stuart M5A1 Light Tank…