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From The Tank Museum: New Chapter In Story Of Tiger 131: Part 1 and 2

New research has added another chapter to the story of The Tank Museum’s most famous exhibit, Tiger 131. British forces disabled the infamous tank in…

Medal of Honor Pilot Grounded for Buzzing & Blowing Clothes Off an Oakland Woman’s Clothes Line

The names that line the pages of history are many in number – the lengthy lists of men and women who fought, who died, who…

From The Tank Museum: North Africa Veteran Reg Hunt Remembers

In June 2017 North Africa veteran Reg Hunt, aged 101, visited The Tank Museum and spoke about his experiences as a soldier before and during…

After A Mid Air Collision – One Pilot Lands Both Planes

In 1940, two planes collided in mid-air over Australia. Remarkably, there were no fatalities. Even more remarkably, the pilot responsible for saving the planes was…

From The Tank Museum: Prokhorovka And The Myth Of The Largest Tank Battle

For decades the Battle of Kursk has been widely believed to be the largest tank battle in history. In particular, the fighting at Prokhorovka on…

From The Tank Museum: The Mystery Of The Tiger Recovery Vehicle

These pictures have invariably been identified as an improvised Tiger recovery vehicle, photographed in Italy in 1944, but is it? Renowned tank historian David Fletcher…

A Powerful American Fighter For Both Ground Attack And Air Defense – The F-35

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has been embroiled in controversy for years due to expensive production and concerns about its function in combat. Here’s…

Before the Tank, Many Different Weird Armed Fighting Vehicles Were Developed

The arrival of the tank was a significant development of WWI. The first successful purpose-built fighting vehicle, they added a devastating new element to warfare and…

The Careers of These Soldiers Were Transformed by the Arrival of Tanks

In 1917, a new weapon appeared on the battlefields of WWI. First developed by the British, the tank was adopted by both sides as they…

The de Havilland Mosquito is a Classic WWII Plane – They Called it the “Wooden Wonder”

A British Plane The de Havilland Mosquito was a British aircraft that served in a wide variety of different roles during WWII. The Wooden Wonder…

From The Tank Museum: When The Germans Desperately Needed To Counter The T-34, This Was Their Design

The Panther was not as thickly armoured, nor as heavily armed, as tanks such as the Tiger but was probably a much more balanced design.…

The Cutting Edge Heinkel He162 Salamander – Another fascinating German Jet Fighter Concept

During WWII Nazi Germany led the world in jet technology. Late in the war, the Germans tried to use their advantage to turn the tide…