Renowned Soldier May Come Home: Government Agrees To DNA Testing
Thousands of soldiers were buried in Europe after World War II. So many men in the Armed Forces died during the long conflict that they…
Remains of British WWII Airmen Recovered from Stirling Wreckage in Dutch Lake
Human remains found in the wreckage of a British WWII-era Short Stirling bomber will hopefully be identified using dental records according to the leader of…
Residents Concerned About Plan to Erect Broadband Pole Near War Memorial
Residents of Alphington, Exeter, Devon, Britain, are concerned about plans to erect a broadband pole near a war memorial dedicated to the local residents that…
Multi-Million Silver Bullion Haul Recovered from the Ship Gairsoppa
War is an expensive business and World War Two was no exception. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had to use every penny the British Empire…
Oldest living Marine, Dorothy ‘Dot’ Cole, Passes at age 107
One of the first ladies to enlist as a Marine Reservist, Dorothy’ Dot’ Cole, has passed away at the fabulous age of 107. Last September,…
Face The FURY at The Tank Museum
The Tank Museum is offering movie buffs the opportunity to celebrate the Sherman tank in general – and one Hollywood star in particular – in…
Post-war Developments of the P-51D Mustang.
Arguably, one of the most successful fighters that emerged from WWII, was the North American P-51 Mustang. This advanced piston-engine fighter aircraft was built and…
Fossil Actually a Wartime Grenade: Explodes in Civilian’s Kitchen Sink
Although World War II is long over, the vestiges of battles with Nazi Germany at sea and on land, still litter English beaches and the…
Physicist Who Worked on the First Soviet Nuclear Bomb Dies at Age 101
Isaak Khalatnikov passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021, at 101 years of age. He was the last surviving member to have participated in the…
The Tragic Tale of the USS Indianapolis
The USS Indianapolis was a Portand-class heavy cruiser in the US Navy during World War II. It was sank by the Japanese after completing a…
“Dreams of flight” – 2008 High School Graduate Becomes Fighter Pilot and Instructor With the U.S. Air Force
Cole Stegeman has fulfilled childhood dream of becoming a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force. Now a flight commander of a fighter squadron…
Group of Volunteers Working to Restore Historic Skymaster Plane
A group of volunteers is working to save a Douglas C-54 Skymaster military plane from the scrap heap but COVID and lack of funding threaten…