Ghosts of the Gooney Bird – Part 2 by Hans Wiesman
The successful photo series as shown in my last report as Guest Blogger, will have a follow-up with this Volume II. Amazing photos of the…
For Sale: 1944 North American P-51D Mustang
For sale, by court order this amazing P-51D Mustang! It feels like a barn find but it probably isn’t, you can’t fly it straight away…
MUST READ: Images of tanks pulled from Russian, lakes, rivers & bogs (image heavy)
Before the second world war, the Soviets developed several heavy tank prototypes. Other than the mentioned KV models there were the multi-turreted T-35 and the…
Battlefield Relics: The Stug III recovered in Russia (image heavy)
Recovered in 2005. The Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) assault gun was Germany’s most produced armoured fighting vehicle during World War II. It was built on…
MUST SEE: The Hurricane recovered from a lake near Murmansk
The loss of the Hurricane was discovered in 2001 when a research group of the ‘Federation of Aviarestoration’ found a wartime report whilst going through…
Top 10 US & UK Military Vehicles that Won WWII
Besides the men that put their lives on the line, it were the military vehicles that supported them and made their effort a possibility. For…
U-Boat Hunter Dr Innes McCartney: discovery of U637
The wreck is a very intact VIIC, which under normal circumstances would be difficult to tell from any other VIICs sunk during Operation Deadlight. However,…
Wheatcroft Collection Update: a rare Horch – 1941 SDKFZ 223
The bulk of this machine was recovered from Russia and a number of mechanical parts have been recovered separately from various collectors and fairs. It…
TIGER, TIGER – BURNING BRIGHT – By Mark Barnes
The WHO team attended Tiger Day at the Tank Museum, Bovington, where the film stars of Fury! the unique running Tiger 131 and the classic…
Last-Gasp Jet Fighter Heinkel He 162
Partially completed Heinkel He-162 fighter jets sit on the assembly line in the underground factory at either Tarthun, Germany, or Hinterbrühl, Austria. This factory was…
Part II: The US Army Tests the Firefly, article by World of Tanks
If you missed Part 1, you might want to go back and check it before continuing. When we left our brave testers, they were standing…
Part I: The US Army Tests the Firefly, article by World of Tanks
World of Tanks Military Specialist, Nicholas The Chieftain Moran: There are various stories going around about how the US Army was foolish for…