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25 Facts About The Panther Tank, Do You Know Them All?

Facts About The Panther Tank

Panther Ausf. D tanks, 1943. The D model can best be recognized by the drum-shaped cupola.Via Wikipedia / Bundesarchiv 1) Over 6000 Panthers have been…

Brilliant! Part 4: 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 have…

STOP PRESS. Rudders Pointe du Hoc landing craft found & now in restoration!

It’s not often you walk around a military fair and someone taps you on the shoulder and then says “Pssst….. want to know a secret?”…

What?!!! Yes a nuclear tank – Chrysler TV-8

In the 1950s, Chrysler designed the Chrysler TV-8 tank. It was an exciting concept at the time, as it was envisioned as a nuclear-powered tank…

The Horten 229 V3 “Flying Wing” – Amazing Image Collection

The Horten Ho 229 is generally known by a few unique names. The plane was called the H.IX, by the Horten Brothers. The identity Ho…

FOR SALE: A D-Day tug boat

This very special vessel is a small piece of British, French and American maritime history.  She was first commissioned for the British Admiralty as TID174…

Ready for Part 3? 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…

World War Two ducks find home in Wisconsin

World War Two DUKWs or Ducks are still being used in the US state of Wisconsin to ferry tourists across the Wisconsin River. The boats are known…

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…