The Night Fighter Ace Who Shot Down 7 Lancaster Bombers In 19 Minutes
Once you know the story of Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, it’s pretty hard to forget. Schnaufer was an incredibly skilled pilot. He was arguably the best fighter…
World War One nurse revealed as a spy
The truth behind a hero World War One nurse executed by a German fire squad for being a spy has been revealed for the first…
New Documentary Tells of Great Escape From Japanese Davao Prisoner of War Camp
A film director has made a new World War Two documentary telling the story of a little-known prisoner of war camp escape attempt from Davao…
Best of Flying Boat Posters And Photos By The Dakota Hunter
Dramatic picture of an open sea rescue of a downed air crew by a RAF Short Sunderland in high swell conditions (courtesy hdwpics.com). After the…
25 Facts About The Panther Tank, Do You Know Them All?
Panther Ausf. D tanks, 1943. The D model can best be recognized by the drum-shaped cupola.Via Wikipedia / Bundesarchiv 1) Over 6000 Panthers have been…
When Gods Collide – Sulla and Marius – The 5 Most Titanic Military Rivalries of the Ancient World
By the close of the second century B.C., the Roman Republic was unarguably the supreme military and political power in the Mediterranean world. Its influence…
The Massive Floating Dry Docks of the Pacific Fleet That Could Carry Battleships and Aircraft Carriers You Never Heard About
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…
How To Build A Huge Lego WWII B-17 Flying Fortress
A detailed brick by brick instruction video on how to build a HUGE B-17 Flying Fortress from Lego, by Brian Fitzsimmons! Please post pictures of your…
When A Poorly Equipped Indian Division With WWII Tanks Destroyed A Pakistani Armored Division With Patton Tanks
Pakistani Tank Graveyard Tensions between India and Pakistan have never fully gone away, but during the 1960s they were at their highest. It was in…
A Baseball Legend and WW2 Veteran Dies At The Age Of 90
A New York Yankees Legend Lawrence ‘Yogi’ Berra, well known for his quirky sayings known as ‘Yogiisms’, has passed away on Tuesday peacefully at his…
When a Typhoon Nearly Wiped Out the US Third Fleet
The United States Third Fleet was working in the Philippine Sea in December 1944, carrying out air raids on Japanese airfields, when it found itself…
15 Facts About The B-29 Superfortress You May Not Know
Quickfire, 15 B-29 Superfortress facts that you may not know! 1) There were 3,970 B-29s produced between 1943 and 1946. 2) The B-29 was one…