Machinery & Gear | War History

20 Facts About The P-51 Mustang – The Best US Fighter of WWII

North American Aviation (NAA) built the P-51 Mustang in factories based in Inglewood, California, and Dallas, Texas. It took them 102 days to build the…

“The War is Over & so Is the Peace: Mark Barnes Reflects on The Last War & Peace Show as We Know It

War & Peace

This Challenger 2 operated by a crew from the 1st Royal Tank Regiment was a big hit with everyone. Everything ends. The War & Peace…

Inside the Tanks – The Sturmtiger by World of Tanks

Filmed at The Deutsches Panzermuseum, Munster, we bring you an armoured monstrosity – the Sturmtiger! The Sturmtiger was a World War II German assault gun…

Amazing Pictures Of The Royal International Air Tattoo – By Phil Royal

Vulcan XH558 banking As readers may be aware, the Vulcan to the Sky Trust have announced that this year will be the final flying season…

Old Guy Metal Detecting Finds Buried WW2 Willys Jeep

A short film about every boys dream! Imagine going metal detecting on a beach and suddenly you hear loud beeps coming from your detector. You…

Lockheed AC-130 Gunship: Death From Above

The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed ground attack aircraft currently in service with the United States Air Force. It is a variation of…

Veteran flies Spitfire for first time since WWII

Spitfire

In 2013, at the age of 91 and 69 years after his last time in a Spitfire, Jimmy Taylor went to Goodwood Aerodrome in West Sussex to fly…

WATCH: Two WW2 Russian Yak 3 fighters at Wanaka

Yak 3 fighters

The Soviet Yak fighter (Yakovlev Yak-3) was a Soviet dog-fighter that was used in World War 2. This was a robust craft, and its maintenance…

WWII Jeep in a Crate for $50 – fact or a tall story

A young man reading one of the magazines like Boy’s Life or Popular Science in the 40s or 50s might have come across an exciting…

The 10 Most Expensive American Military Planes – Bet You Know What #1 is Going to Be….

Since planes were put into use for the military, the United States has been known for producing some of the most technologically advanced aircraft in…

WWII Ghost Bombers Complete Their Mission – True or Fake?

A B-17 Flying Fortress landed perfectly at an RAF airbase and completes the full landing pattern as well. The bomber comes to a full stop;…

World War Two warship wrecks discovered off Western Australia

warship wrecks

A research expedition off the coast of Western Australia has discovered warship wrecks of the sunken World War Two Australian HMAS Sydney and German HSK…