Why The US Dumped Helicopters Overboard During the Vietnam War
Operation Frequent Wind, the largest helicopter evacuation on record, begins removing the last Americans from Saigon. The North Vietnamese had launched their final offensive in…
3 Wars That Paved the Way for World War I
The First World War was devastating in its scope and utterly unlike what national leaders expected. As such, it was seen by many as an…
“HAMMERING HANK” takes on 22 planes by himself over Wake Island, then leads infantry in a desperate last stand.
Henry Talmage “Hammerin’ Hank” Elrod (September 27, 1905–December 23, 1941) was a US Marine Corps aviator. He was the first aviator to receive the Medal…
WHAT?!! ‘Phantom Ghost Fortress’ B-17 That Landed at an Airfield – NO Crew Were on Board!!
A B-17 Flying Fortress landed perfectly at an RAF airbase and completes the full landing pattern as well. The bomber comes to a full stop;…
Shot Down Over France, Chuck Yeager Evaded Capture for 4 Months and then Flew Into History at the Speed of Sound
If there was ever a man that was hard to sum up in one headline, it might be Chuck Yeager. One could mention how he…
Drone’s Eye View Of Top Gun Aircraft Carrier USS Ranger, On Its Way To Scrapyard
This is video footage shot using a drone that shows the USS Ranger on its way to be scrapped in Brownsville. This is very special…
How The Seven Auschwitz Dwarves Fell Under The Spell Of Dr Death
May 19, 1944 – When Perla Ovitz and her family were lifted off the train shortly after arriving in Auschwitz that fateful Friday; the SS…
The German Officer Who Rescued the ‘Pianist’
Sometimes, things aren’t always so black and white. Take the Nazi officer who ran a concentration camp in Poland. Who would ever have thought that he’d…
1984: Testing the Autobahn Airfield – A10s, Hercules’ and Fighters Land On A Highway (Watch)
In 1984, the NATO held an exercise on the German Highway, known as the Autobahn, to test one of the contingency plans in case the regular…
Black Sheep One: Marine Fighter Ace With 26 Kills -Gregory “Pappy” Boyington
Gregory Boyington would often muse that during his 20 months as a Japanese POW his health actually improved due to the forced sobriety. Affectionately known…
Medal of Honor – Nominated 4 Times: Survived a Nazi concentration camp, Took on the Korean Army with a .30 Cal and…
Tibor Rubin, who was of Jewish descent, was captured by the Nazis during World War Two and was imprisoned in a concentration camp. Luckily, he…
10 Interesting Facts About Douglas MacArthur That You Might Not Know
Douglas MacArthur, born on 26 January 1880 was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of…