Machinery & Gear | War History

“Champions of Flight” – Review by Mark Barnes

A good mate of mine loves the classic post war era of magazine advertisements for American cars. He handed over a few copies of Fortune…

In last 10 Years, U.S. Veteran Suicides More Than Vietnam War Fatalities

Veteran: The US Military has been involved in a number of actions over the years, none so controversial, or as long lasting as the Vietnam…

Tuskegee Airman Promoted to Brigadier General at the Oval Office

For most people, reaching their 100th birthday is a significant milestone, but for Tuskegee Airman Col. Charles E. McGee (Ret.), it was just one more…

Short Stirling Found in a Lake in the Netherlands

Preparations have been started in order to recover the plane from the lake in March. The Bomber Command Museum of Canada is working with the…

Britannic: A Century After Being Lost to the Waves, Opened to Divers

The HMHS Britannic hit a mine off the Greek island of Kea in the Aegean Sea and French underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau was credited with…

Win A Ride In the Only Running Tiger 131 in the World

RIDE IN TIGER 131 AT TIGER DAY 13, 25 APRIL The Tank Museum are offering people the chance to ride in Tiger 131 at a…

Fishermen Accidentally Catch a Secret Navy Device Resting on the Sea Bed

The gathering of intelligence has always been a crucial factor in warfare, but now we have confirmation that the US Navy has taken listening in…

“A Bridge too Far” Tank to Run at TANKFEST!

A WW2 Achilles Tank Destroyer, which appeared in war epic ‘A Bridge too Far’, is to make its first TANKFEST appearance.  The Achilles is being…

Rare Photographs Emerge of the One & Only Spitfire-Messerschmidt Hybrid

During the Battle of Britain legend has it that when Head of the Nazi Luftwaffe, Hermann Goering asked Major Adolf Galland what was required to…

USS Orleck: The WW2 Ship Has to Move But Who Wants Her

USS Orleck: A long-held dream of the Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Association could soon come true. For some time, they have been collecting funds and…

CIA’s Rent-A-Rebel Flying Circus of a PBY Catalina, A-24 Invaders and P-51 Mustangs, Attacking Indonesia, 1958

In this DAKOTA HUNTER Blog, you will find the story of an almost forgotten episode in the long and fascinating history of the Civil Air Transport…

The Female Sniper who Stopped More Than 300 German Soldiers

Later, she joined the war in Sevastopol and Crimea where she managed to shoot 36  highly decorated enemy snipers. Lyudmila Pavlichenko is remembered by many…