History Hack – Fantastic Podcasts Beating Lockdown Blues
Timing, as they say is everything. With everyone currently at home under confinement there has never been a better time to launch a series of…
Corsair For Sale – Yours for $3.5 Million
In 1979 the Honduran Military decided to sell all their ageing fleet of seven remaining Corsair Fighters. Built in 1951 for the US Navy. Its…
Hawker Hurricane For Sale – Yours for Just $1.8 Million
Hawker Hurricane Mk XII, Serial No 5481 C/N 60372 was manufactured by Canadian Car and Foundry (CCF) of Fort William (Thunder Bay) in 1942 and…
‘Huey’ For Sale, With Amazing History
The ‘Huey’ – Legendary Workhorse of Vietnam War and this warbird is for sale by Platinum Warbirds. When speaking about the Vietnam War what image…
15 Images of Field Marshal Montgomery You May Not Have Seen Before
Field Marshal Montgomery is one of the defining figures of British wartime. In terms of image and influence, he ranks alongside Winston Churchill. Churchill had…
Eisenhower’s Jeep Could Make $200,000 Auction
A Jeep that was gifted to General Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower in recognition of his strategic brilliance as Supreme Allied Commander in World War II…
Yours for Just $1.3 Million 1944 Grumman Wildcat
History: The F4F Grumman Wildcat began life on Grumman’s drawing boards as a biplane, but nevertheless became the Navy’s first monoplane fighter aircraft. The Wildcat…
20 Images of Eisenhower You May Not Have Seen Before
General Dwight D. Eisenhower: respected military commander and 34th President of the United States. Born David Dwight Eisenhower in Texas 1890, he graduated from military…
20 Images of Churchill You May Not Have Seen Before
As Prime Minister, Sir Winston S. Churchill became the embodiment of British fighting spirit and led his nation to victory. Born in Oxfordshire 1874, Winston…
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 Spellbinding Wheatcroft Collection, an Update
The Wheatcroft Collection in the United Kingdom is a large and important collection of historical softskin and armoured military vehicles. It is one of the largest…
Lancaster Restoration ‘Just Jane’ Update
Lancaster bomber NX611 ‘Just Jane. An update from the fantastic restoration work being undertaken of this historic plane. We have removed three propellers from NX611.…