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What Did WWII Combatants Think Of Each Other’s Aircraft?

Supermarine Spitfire Mark IIA, P7895 'RN-N', of No 72 Squadron, Royal Air Force based at Acklington, Northumberland, in flight over the coast, piloted by Flight Lieutenant R Deacon Elliot. April 1941

WWII saw the global pace of aircraft development rapidly increase, starting with simple lightweight piston engine airframes and culminating in jet-powered aircraft. Today, the debates…

How Sling Weaponry Revolutionized Warfare In The Ancient World

Ancient Roman soldiers with slings + a replica of a Balearic sling

For most, the sling is known as the weapon of choice for cartoon troublemaker Bart Simpson. However, it used to be a widely used weapon…

Pentagon’s UFO Report Lands With A Shrug, Sightings ‘Probably Lack A Single Explanation’

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released its highly anticipated Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) report to Congress on Friday, June 25, 2021.…

Did The Trojan War Really Happen? Here’s What We Know

The Trojan War remains one of the greatest stories from ancient times. Filled with strong warriors, heroes, epic battles, divine intervention, and a giant wooden…

Mess Steward Poon Lim Survived 133 Days Lost At Sea

Poon Lim on a raft + a portrait

There are few individuals who hold a world record and even fewer who hold one for the longest time spent out at sea in a…

Canadian Rangers Were the Last Western Military Unit to Equip the Lee-Enfield

The Canadian Armed Forces has a branch dedicated to the surveillance and protection of isolated areas of the north and along the coast. These specialized…

US Navy Heads To Kansas City For Navy Week

The U.S. Navy is heading for Kansas City, Missouri, for its first in-person Navy Week since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and the first in the…

Senator, Marine, And Sailor John Warner Laid To Rest At Arlington

procession with flag for John Warner's memorial ceremony

John Warner, a former sailor, Marine, and Senator, has been laid to rest at the Arlington National Cemetery following his death on May 25th 2021…

The Real-Life Aircraft And Battles That Inspired ‘Star Wars’

Millennium Falcon and B-29 comparison photo

In 1977, film director George Lucas showed fellow friends in the industry an unfinished cut of a project he’d been working on. What they watched…

Ilyushin Il-2: The T-34 Of The Skies

By the end of WW2, the Soviet Union had mastered the art of mass-production, producing 80,000 T-34s, the second most produced tank ever, and 42,000…

Marine MIA At Pearl Harbor Has Been Identified After 80 Years

John Franklin Middleswart

Californian Marine Pfc. John Franklin Middleswart has been identified and buried with full military honors 80 years after he died during the attack on Pearl…

Kugelpanzer: What Was the Purpose of This German Armored Vehicle?

Side view of a Kugelpanzer

The Germans developed an array of combat vehicles over the course of the Second World War. The majority have accompanying documentation that allow historians to…