Captain Eric Brown – WWII airman extraordinaire – 2407 Carrier landings and 500 different airplanes!
On 3 December 1945, Brown became the first pilot to land on and (pictured) take-off from an aircraft carrier (HMS Ocean) in a jet aircraft.…
10 Amazing Facts about New Jersey and its Role in Civil War
The tragedy of Charleston massacre in recent days have changed the way people view the civil war emblems, and have started a debate on the…
Farm house stuck in World War Two era
A farm house stuck in time in the 1940s has been discovered in Warwickshire, in the Midlands of England. Grange Farm in Ryton-on-Dunsmore has a…
93 year old World War Two veteran dies
A 93 year old World War Two veteran Royal Air Force officer has died. John McFarland was originally born in Ireland in 1922, but enlisted…
B-17 bomber lodged in glacier for more than 70 years
The unique story of a B-17 bomber that was destroyed during World War Two has emerged. Steve Memovich was a US Air Force pilot in…
WWII PBY Catalina Seaplane Destroyed Off Florida Coast In Movie Mishap
A World War Two seaplane has been left abandoned and stranded for a while on a beach off the north Gulf Coast of the US.…
IN ALL RESPECTS READY – Review by Mark Barnes
The Ashes are about to start and while I am sure cricket is not at the forefront of everybody’s thoughts, especially in many of the…
Discovered In A WWI Bunker In 2012; 21 Preserved German Soldiers’ Bodies
In 2012, during a road-building project near a small French town Carspach in Alsace region, excavation team stumbled upon one of the most amazing and…
LISTEN: WWII Radio Chatter- Lancaster Crew Bombing Germany
This radio chatter clip is from a Lancaster Bomber which is flying a mission over Germany during World War Two. The bomber is attacked by…
Confederate flag continues to come under scrutiny
[Via] The Confederate flag is coming under increasing scrutiny and many believe it should be banned. The scrutiny comes as violent acts are being conducted…
Auschwitz worker on trial at 94
Auschwitz concentration camp [Via] At the age of 94, Auschwitz worker Oskar Groening is one of the few surviving Nazis who agreed to be put…
Soviet tanks still remain popular today
A disabled Iraqi T-55 tank lies among other wreckage along the Highway of Death in April 1991. [Via] A Soviet tank that was first produced…