Amazing Pictures – The Massive Floating Dry Docks Of The US Pacific Fleet
The United States Navy, during World War 2, decided to create a temporary forward base utilizing service stations; these stations meant the United States Navy…
22 Amazing Pictures – Aircraft Carriers Fighting in the Pacific During WW2
The war in the Pacific was, for the first time, a war of Aircraft Carriers. They took over the leading role from the battleships which…
After An Eight-Month Restoration, The P-51C Mustang “Tuskegee Airmen” Has A Successful Test Flight
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron, America’s tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, and AirCorps Aviation, specialists in the restoration, maintenance, and rebuilding of vintage…
A Tragic Accident Onboard The USS Oriskany Cost Many Lives – Without An Enemy Ship In Sight
On the morning of the 26th of October, 1966 the USS Oriskany was stationed 50 miles off the north coast of Vietnam. A group of Skyhawk…
Fast And Adaptable – The Stridsvagn 103 – Sweden’s Turretless Tank
A turretless tank? Surely, that is an assault gun or a tank destroyer? Not in this case. The Stridsvagn 103 – popularly known as the…
Galleys: The First Great Warships – They Dominated The Seas For Centuries
From the earliest days through to the 16th century, naval warfare was dominated by the galley. Galleys have been around so long their exact origin…
The Amazing Northrop P-61 Black Widow – The Story Of The First American Night Fighter
Northrop P-61, also known as Black Widow, was one of the largest aircraft in the fighter category and proved very effective, especially against the Japanese…
Mers-el-Kébir In WW2 – When The British Devastated The French Fleet With One Ten-Minute Hail Of Fire
Unable to stop the German advance in Europe, British soldiers fled through the Port of Dunkirk with French help. Weeks later, the British thanked their…
Reinhard Heydrich’s Mercedes – Found In A Garage, Carefully Restored, Then Sold at Auction
On June 26th, the Danish Auction Company, Campen Auctioneer, auctioned off what may very well be the car that Reinhard Heydrich owned and suffered fatal wounds…
This Group Of Australian Farmers Restore And Use WWII-Era Tanks On Their Farms
Members of the Busted Arse Tank Repairs and Co. use World War II-era tanks to work their farms in rural Australia. Matt McMahon is a…
11 Amazing WWII Color Pictures Of The USS Enterprise – “Big E”
USS Enterprise (CV-6) was an Aircraft Carrier which was known to the troops as the “Big E”. Enterprise was a Yorktown-class carrier, was launched in…
30 Vintage WW2 Pics – The Awesome Modified Allied Tanks Used At The D-Day Landings
‘Hobart’s Funnies’ were tanks, the brainchild creation of Percy Hobart, nicknamed ‘Hobo.’ In the end, they played a vital role in the success of the…