‘Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane’ Was A B-17 Gunner In WWII
James Best was an American on-screen character, who is best known for his principle performance as blundering Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane in the CBS TV…
Traveling Exhibit Showcases Children’s Items from Bosnian Conflict
A touring exhibition in Bosnia aims, in part, to warn people about how harrowing the effect of armed conflict on children is. It contains thousands…
Veteran Tamed Wild Horses in Australia During WWII
Robert Elliott, 93, joined the Army in 1942 at the age of 19. He found himself breaking horses on the Australian outback. He recently spoke…
US Air Force Selects First Enlisted Airmen to Train as Pilots Since WWII
Ten enlisted men have been selected by the US Air Force for training as pilots. It is the first time this has happened since World…
Civil War re-enactors Bring History to Life
Sam Johnson turned a wheel on his portable forage. Meanwhile, he heated a long piece of metal until it glowed. 8-year-old Erik Edwards watched and…
The Little Caterpillar: Hornsby Tractor (Watch)
In 1904 David Roberts, Managing director of the firm Richard Hornsby & Sons of Grantham, patented a new form of crawler track which was applied…
Watch The B-17 Aluminum Overcast Takeoff, From Inside The Cockpit!
This video footage allows you to experience first-hand the takeoff of Aluminum Overcast, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress as it departs from Arlington Municipal Airport.…
The Best P-38 Lightning Video You Will Ever See (Watch)
Come along inside and outside the cockpit with Chris Fahey as he demonstrates the Lockheed P-38J “23 Skidoo”! Because of the distinctive twin-boom design, the…
This is How Every WWII Warbird Video Should Look (Watch)
Up in the sky, it’s a man, It’s a plane, it’s a man in a plane, it’s Flash Fahey! Come along inside and outside the cockpit…
Imber, The Ghost Town Abandoned Since WWII
The town of Imber, near Trowbridge, in Wiltshire, was evacuated on December 17th, 1943. The U.S. Army needed it to practice for the D-Day invasion.…
Top 10 U.S. Fighter Aces of World War II
We count down out top ten favorite Aviation Aces from the Second World War. These heroic high-flyers are ranked here according to the number enemy fighters…
Dutch Citizens awarded Righteous Among the Nations For Hiding Jews During WWII
Two members of a Dutch family, Jan Willem Kamphuis and his daughter Klazenia Kamphuis-Vink, have been posthumously honoured by the Israeli Committee for the Designation…