Military Vehicles | War History

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.…

From The Tank Museum: Second World War Veterans: British – Part 4

The Tiger Collection features the memories of a number of veterans who fought in and against the Tiger. This short series takes a more detailed…

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…

From The Tank Museum: Second World War Veterans: British – Part 3

The Tiger Collection features the memories of a number of veterans who fought in and against the Tiger. This short series takes a more detailed…

From The Tank Museum: German Tanks At Kursk

The attacking German forces at Kursk amassed 777,000 men and around 2500 tanks and assault guns. This was about 70 per cent of all their…

After A Collision The Navigator Saw The Top Of The Pilot’s Helmet & Realized He Was Sitting On Top Of A06 Flying At Over 200 Knots

Being launched off the flight deck of an aircraft carrier is a normal routine, but adrenaline junkie pilots love the radical feel of about 4…

The Vultee Vengeance – The Allied WWII Dive Bomber Developed To Rival The German Stuka

When people talk about aircraft used in WWII, most remember the German Stuka dive-bomber used to great effect very early in the war, but both…

From The Tank Museum: Capturing The Mighty Tiger II – It is on Display in The UK

The Tiger II with Production turret on display in the Tiger Collection was built in July 1944 by Henschel and given Fahrgestell Nummer (chassis number)…

From The Tank Museum: Capturing The Monstrous Jagdtiger

The Tank Museum’s Jagdtiger has chassis no. 305004. It was one of eleven (plus an unarmoured prototype) which were fitted with the Porsche suspension system. …

The Tank Museum interviews Tiger tank veterans & tank crews who fought against them

The Tiger Collection features the memories of a number of veterans who fought in and against the Tiger. This short series of “Second World War…

21-Year-Old Bomber Pilot Who Died Saving His Crew, Running on Just One Engine He Stayed With the Bomber

On the night of May 30, 1942, Britain launched its largest bombing raid so far in World War Two. Of the 1,047 bombers that flew,…

From The Tank Museum: Crouching Tiger & the Confrontation with a Comet

In the wooded countryside close to the Aller River in Germany, a small action took place between a lone Tiger and Comet tanks belonging to…