Restoring the iconic B-26 ‘Flak Bait’
Ah, that new car smell. New plane smell is nice, too. Bright and shiny and fresh is good, right? Sure, unless it is a very special…
Ready for Part 1? Inside the Tiger 1 – by World of Tanks
The German Tiger tank is perhaps one of the most iconic vehicles of World War II, and at Tank Museum, Bovington in the UK, they…
YES!!!! The B-29 ‘Doc’ On track to fly later this year
Seventy years ago in 1945, a B-29, one of 1,644 manufactured in Wichita during World War II, rolled off the assembly line at Boeing and…
The abandoned sub that has now been restored…
The rusting submarine hulk reportedly date back to the 1970s. During that time, shipyards struggling to keep up with large military orders didn’t have the…
Look at this! Recovered in 2008 this T-34 is in amazing condition
In World War II, a Russian-built T-34 tank was captured by the Germans, repainted and used as their own. It was either stuck in battle…
Ten of the best fighters of WWII??
Over a period of six years of conflict, from 1939 to 1945, aircraft designs had progressed in leaps and bounds. From the obsolete biplane to…
MUST READ: 42 amazing images from a dive onto U89 by Dr Innes McCarthy the U Boat hunter
Amazing images from Dr Innes McCartney – the condition of this wreck is incredible. U89 survived just over six months in service before it sunk…
Part 2: ‘So crazy it can’t be true’ stories about the quirks of war, by World of Tanks
In today’s “It’s a small world” file, I’m going to go back to the recent article I put up about how the Devers mission ended…
The forgotten ACES: Air gunner ACES of WWII (image heavy)
Fighter aces are seen as gods and heroes by society and history. Many books, programmes, films and interviews about them – and rightly so.…
D-Day invasion stripes in 35 images
In World War II fighting could be confusing, as you might imagine. It might be difficult to decide if a plane, tank or ship was…
For sale: Vietnam Patrol Boat for restoration
This is one of the PBR-2s as made famous by the 1979 Blockbuster Movie ( APOCALYPSE NOW ) starring Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen and Robert…
Exercise Dracula Part II: testing between the Centaur, Cromwell & Sherman, by World of Tanks
Way back when, the US Army received a Centaur (T121154) and a Cromwell (T184085) from the British Army for testing. They…