Fire on the Bonhomme Richard is a severe setback to the US Navy’s ambitions for the Indo-Pacific region
Right after undergoing two years of intensive refit and upgrading, the Bonhomme Richard, an amphibious assault ship, burned through the night in San Diego harbor.…
They Want to Use a Crane Grab to Recover Short Stirling From the Lake
Plans to raise a Short Stirling bomber which crashed during World War II have come under criticism. The plane, BK716, was based at RAF Downham…
UK Urged to Fund Memorial of French Sailors killed on Churchill’s Orders
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill made what he called “the most hateful decision, the most unnatural and painful in which I’ve ever been concerned” on…
Hero Pilot’s Book Enthralled the Country But Died Without Anyone his Knowing His Real Name
The author of a journal which was published as “Spitfire! The Experiences of a Fighter Pilot” was unknown to most of the world. With his…
Hope for New Royal Navy Supply Ships Being Built in Britain
UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace brought hope to British shipbuilders that the £1.5billion deal to produce supply ships for the Royal Navy will stay within…
Tankfest 2020 the World’s First Live-streamed Historic Tank Event, Supported by World of Tanks
With the support of World of Tanks, the world’s biggest display of historic moving armour will be taken online in June 2020 June 25, 2020 —…
Video: She Sold Everything to Buy a Tank to Avenge Her Late Husband
When Joseph Stalin received a letter from Mariya Oktyabrskaya in 1943, he may have thought it a message of support. Opening the envelope, he must…
Beaufighter Discovered by Couple Walking on the Beach
Graham Holden and his partner were walking their dog on a Cleethorpes beach when they discovered wreckage that left him “amazed.” Experts believe that what…
Consolidated/Convair B-36 Peacemaker Derivatives, Vol.1.
The B-36 Peacemaker is the largest mass-produced piston-engine aircraft ever built with the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft ever built, at 230 ft (70.1…
Airforce Receives its First ‘Loyal Wingman’ Drone Prototype
Boeing has delivered the prototype of the drone-jet hybrid drone to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). This drone is intended to use its artificial…
Command Car ‘Apparently’ Gen. Patton’s is For Sale
On June 13, a Dodge WC-57 Command Car will go for sale in an auction in Auburn, Indiana. The significance of this particular car is…
We Lose Another: Polish WWII Bomber Ace Dies Aged 102
One of the last Polish pilots to fly with the RAF during World War II has died aged 102. Colonel Mieczysław Stachiewicz, who served in…