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New Video Uses Veteran’s Account, The Moving Wartime Rescue Story

A fascinating take from the guys at Yarnhub on this video on this wartime rescue that emphasized the close bond between 2 brave men in…

T-54 MBT For Sale Perfect For Nipping to the Shops

A very popular model among the countries of the former Warsaw Pact, it was built with a license in countries such as Poland and Czechoslovakia.…

Three Recent Titles Available from Pen & Sword – Rewieved by Mark Barnes

Eighty years ago an uncle I never met enjoyed fifteen minutes of fame as a war hero, but it came at a cost I cannot…

Lone Wolf – Reviewed by Mark Barnes

Hands up anyone who has heard of Richard Playne Stevens. I hadn’t before I read this intriguing book by aviation historian Andy Saunders and I’m…

100 Missions With the 308 Squadron, Last Surviving Polish Pilot of WWII Passes Away

The last surviving Polish fighter pilot to fight in World War II has passed away at the age of 97. Jerzy Główczewski was born in…

Fantasy Hanger – Spitfire For Sale Yours for Just $2 Million

Spitfire Mk FR.XVIIIe SM845 was built at Chattis Hill, England in 1945 and it was delivered to 39 MU (Maintenance Unit) on May 30, that…

Corsair For Sale – Yours for $3.5 Million

In 1979 the Honduran Military decided to sell all their ageing fleet of seven remaining Corsair Fighters. Built in 1951 for the US Navy. Its…

64 Year Old Man Accidentally Ejects Himself From Jet During Surprise Flight

The defense company executive was presented with the opportunity to ride in a fighter jet. He had never expressed a desire to do such a…

We Have Lost Another Dam Busters Hero

The UK has sadly lost another esteemed hero of the Dam Busters squadron when Kenneth Law Sumner died in the Royal Victoria Infirmary at the…

Crewless Robot Submarine That Can Decide if You Are The Target

A top-secret US Navy project to develop lethally armed autonomous submarine that is being developed with the Office of Naval Research. The underwater robots will…

Dancing WWII Veteran Goes Viral with Justin Timberlake Dance

Chuck Franzke is a 97-year-old World War II veteran who served in the Navy as a pilot. He recently became known for something other than…

Farewell to US 82nd AB James ‘Maggie’ Megellas

James ‘Maggie’ Megellas, one of the US Army’s most decorated officers, who served in the 82nd Airborne Division, died peacefully at home a few weeks…