World War 2 | War History

Wreck Off Okinawa

Ian Harvey

Our thoughts are with his family RIP.

The Biggest Event in the World When It Comes to German WW2 Vehicles

This is the only event of its kind where you can get the chance to get up close and person with big German WW2 vehicles…

Help Return Bud to the Battlefields of WW2

Jack Beckett

Bud Gahs grew up in Baltimore. He built B-26s before enlisting and heading over to Europe as a frontline combat infantryman in the 42nd Infantry…

Iconic ‘Memphis Belle’ to Stop Flying

The ever-rising cost of insurance premiums of Memphis Belle, coupled with steadily rising fuel and labor costs have forced the hands of the board of…

We Lose Frank Losonsky Last of the AVG Flying Tigers Aged 99

Ian Harvey

The American Volunteer Group Flying Tigers was recruited under President Roosevelt before the Pearl Harbor attack dragged the USA into the Second World War in…

P-51D “Little Rebel” Yours For $2.5 Million

For sale –  1945 North American Aviation P-51D “Little Rebel” Some great back ground to the name of this Mustang. Cuthbert “Bill” Pattillo and his…

300 Strangers Attend Funeral for WW2 Hero Who Had no Family

Ian Harvey

A highly decorated WW2 veteran, who died with no family, was given a grand send-off when hundreds of people turned up to ensure he was…

B-17G “Texas Raiders” Will Visit CAF Dixie Wing in May

A restored B-17G Flying Fortress, “Texas Raiders”, will arrive for the 17th annual World War II Heritage Days, May 2-3, at the Atlanta Regional Airport…

First Transport of Jews to Auschwitz was 997 Young Women & teenagers

Ian Harvey

27th January 2020 marked the 75th Anniversary of the liberation of the mass extermination camp at Auschwitz in Poland. World leaders gathered to commemorate this…

“Champions of Flight” – Review by Mark Barnes

A good mate of mine loves the classic post war era of magazine advertisements for American cars. He handed over a few copies of Fortune…

Your Chance to Own This Beauty

Yorkshire’s remaining Napoleonic fort, Fort Paull, which is located on the north bank of the River Humber close to the village of Paull, will soon…

5 Unassuming British Intelligence Stations Declassified

Ian Harvey
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To mark the 100th Anniversary of their creation, the British Intelligence Agency has declassified five of their wartime stations. These stations played a crucial role…