B-29 Superfortress ‘Doc’ Almost Ready For Takeoff – Engine Test Successfully!
B-29 ‘Doc’ – Courtesy of b-29doc.com Volunteers have brought back to life an aging World War Two Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber known as ‘Doc’. The bomber…
Wolf Pack – The Battle of the Atlantic
U-52 Silver streaks on the dark water. Terrifying explosions ripping across the night sky. Silent marauders slipping away and a few hundred thousand tonnes of…
B-24 pilot who turned spy, saved 1,000 US POWs from certain death at Soviet hands
Captain Robert Trimble was a US B-24 pilot, turned spy, during World War Two. After surviving 35 missions in six months of bombing raids over…
Spitfire comes to rescue of Vulcan bomber at Scottish Airshow
The Scottish Airshow based out of Prestwick airport featured the last flying Vulcan bomber. As the bomber came into land it experienced a nose wheel…
The flying tank buster – Hans-Ulrich Rudel 2,000 targets destroyed including 519 tanks
Hans-Ulrich Rudel was shot down 30 times during his 2,530 missions. He destroyed one battleship, one cruiser, one destroyer, 70 landing craft, 800 vehicles, 150…
He Parachuted Out Of His Crippled B-24 Then Killed The Enemy Pilot With A Head Shot From A Pistol
The following story may or may not be true, but the US Army Air Force (USAAF) believes it is. It is about a man who…
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer – 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 one of the…
OK -The Nazi Gold Train Contains The Amber Room OR Toxic Chemicals to Be Used to Defend Berlin…
Editors note: These are the Gold Train updates up to March 2016 In December 2015, the press conference denounced the claims of a Nazi Gold…
Inside the JgdPz38(t) by World of Tanks Part 2
The Jagdpanzer 38 (Sd.Kfz. 138/2), later known as Hetzer (“baiter”), was a German light tank destroyer of the Second World War based on a modified…
FUN: Drive Russian Tanks At German Tank Driving School!
An odd past time that is keeping people occupied in eastern Germany is tank driving. Heyse’s Tank Driving Fun School opened in around 2000 and…
Thirty final pieces of the Twin Towers to find homes
The final 30 pieces of steel taken from the wreckage of the Twin Towers in New York are being sold off. Over 2200 pieces and…
Role of women in Vietnam War
[Via] Thousands of US women took part in the Vietnam War, mostly in support services and most went as volunteers. They participated as air traffic…