We Lose Frank Losonsky Last of the AVG Flying Tigers Aged 99
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…
Walter Mitty ‘Sir John’ Claimed he Was a Royal Marine During the Falklands
He claims to have a knighthood and that he served as a Royal Marine in the Falklands War, where he was mentioned in dispatches for…
300 Strangers Attend Funeral for WW2 Hero Who Had no Family
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
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…
In last 10 Years, U.S. Veteran Suicides More Than Vietnam War Fatalities
Veteran: The US Military has been involved in a number of actions over the years, none so controversial, or as long lasting as the Vietnam…
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
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…
For Sale $2 Million: English Country Estate Where Operation Anthropoid Was Planned
An English country estate, Moreton Paddox in Warwickshire, was where Operation Anthropoid was planned. In 1942, the killing of Hitler’s chief architect of the ‘Final…
We Lose Mike Hoare aged 100:The Wild Geese Movie Was Based on Him
The world has lost one of its larger than life figures, Mike Hoare, aged 100. It is unusual for a mercenary to become a household…