“Lt. Dan” Gary Sinise Honored With Award From Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Gary Sinise, well known for playing “Lt. Dan” in the movie Forrest Gump, has received the Patriot Award from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.…
Help Return Bud to the Battlefields of WW2
Bud Gahs grew up in Baltimore. He built B-26s before enlisting and heading over to Europe as a frontline combat infantryman in the 42nd Infantry…
Iconic ‘Memphis Belle’ to Stop Flying
The ever-rising cost of insurance premiums of Memphis Belle, coupled with steadily rising fuel and labor costs have forced the hands of the board of…
P-51D “Little Rebel” Yours For $2.5 Million
For sale – 1945 North American Aviation P-51D “Little Rebel” Some great back ground to the name of this Mustang. Cuthbert “Bill” Pattillo and his…
Walter Mitty ‘Sir John’ Claimed he Was a Royal Marine During the Falklands
He claims to have a knighthood and that he served as a Royal Marine in the Falklands War, where he was mentioned in dispatches for…
B-17G “Texas Raiders” Will Visit CAF Dixie Wing in May
A restored B-17G Flying Fortress, “Texas Raiders”, will arrive for the 17th annual World War II Heritage Days, May 2-3, at the Atlanta Regional Airport…
“Champions of Flight” – Review by Mark Barnes
A good mate of mine loves the classic post war era of magazine advertisements for American cars. He handed over a few copies of Fortune…
Your Chance to Own This Beauty
Yorkshire’s remaining Napoleonic fort, Fort Paull, which is located on the north bank of the River Humber close to the village of Paull, will soon…
5 Unassuming British Intelligence Stations Declassified
To mark the 100th Anniversary of their creation, the British Intelligence Agency has declassified five of their wartime stations. These stations played a crucial role…
We Lose Mike Hoare aged 100:The Wild Geese Movie Was Based on Him
The world has lost one of its larger than life figures, Mike Hoare, aged 100. It is unusual for a mercenary to become a household…
Tuskegee Airman Promoted to Brigadier General at the Oval Office
For most people, reaching their 100th birthday is a significant milestone, but for Tuskegee Airman Col. Charles E. McGee (Ret.), it was just one more…
Britannic: A Century After Being Lost to the Waves, Opened to Divers
The HMHS Britannic hit a mine off the Greek island of Kea in the Aegean Sea and French underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau was credited with…