Machinery & Gear | War History

5 Aircraft Types That Served 50+ Years In USAF, Can You Guess Them All?

Amazing fact: the World’s dominant Military Air Power has 5 aircraft types that served over 50 years and still have a number of them operational.…

“Mad Major” Carpenter Attached 6 Bazookas To His Artillery Spotter Plane And Went Tank Hunting

Even the German infantry troops would fire at Carpenter with rifles and pistols trying to down “The Mad Major”. Charles Carpenter enlisted in the US…

Sad! Harrier Jump Jet Graveyard

Our chums from Abandoned UK visited this amazing Harrier Jump Jet graveyard located somewhere in the United Kingdom. The Harrier Jump Jet, known formally as…

The Mysterious Disappearance Of The French WW2 Submarine Surcouf

The mystery of how the record-breaking French submarine Surcouf sunk has been debated since the day it disappeared in the Pacific, near Tahiti. Were she…

The Kubinka Tank Museum – The Tank Nut’s Dream!

Kubinka. The place every tanknut, World of Tanks player, modeler or armour enthusiast dreams of going to one day. This Russian museum houses one of…

How To Assemble A Crated Spitfire From Burma, But This One Was Never Buried!

In 2008 Historic Flight At Kilo-7 acquired a Spitfire, which arrived in a crate from Burma. However it was never buried underneath a runway like…

Help Restore Avro Lancaster KB882!

The Alberta Aviation Museum needs your help to relocate & restore Avro Lancaster KB882 to fully operational condition. KB882 Needs YOU! Avro Lancaster Mk.X KB882,…

Flying the Me 262 – Amazing Footage Of The Only Flyable Nazi Jet Fighter

There are very few aircraft in the history of aviation as unique and innovative as the Messerschmitt Me 262. This was created out of desperation.…

10 Of The World’s Biggest Warships

Ships have ruled the seas long before aircraft were created and even though technology has developed other methods of warfare, a country’s navy continues to…

Early Chinese Firearms Production – By Mislav Barić

Early records show that the discovery of gunpowder wasn’t a plan based on empirical knowledge. It was merely a coincidence and a result of consecutive…

Harrier Pilot Lands On STOOL On Aircraft Carrier After Landing Gear Fails

Flying an airplane at the best of time demands enormous skill, years of training and the ability to keep a cool head, no matter what…

The Carden Loyd Carrier – Hated By Infantry Thus Used By Royal Tank Corps

This film is the 2nd in a series of short films that covers some of The Tank Museum’s collection of vehicles. It is presented by…