In WW2, This USAAF pilot defected, he flew his P-38 to Milan & joined the SS
During WWII, an American pilot defected to Nazi Germany. Despite this, he was allowed to reenlist in the US military. Martin James Monti was born…
LOOK!!! Views down the sights of historical military firearms – very clever
A great project and work from the guys at www.candrsenal.com. They have spent a massive amount of time taking hi res images of historic firearms.…
Medal of Honor: Real life Capt America in fight to the death with his bare hands against 5 enemy soldiers – he won
David Bruce Bleak was born on 27 February 1932 to William Bleak and Tamar Bleak (née Young) in Idaho Falls, Idaho, a remote farming community.…
Top Ten of the most produced warbirds of WWII – maybe surprised by #1
Manufacturers in World War II were engaged in the greatest industrial effort in history. Aircraft companies went from building a handful of planes at a…
Repelled 30 Taliban: 400 rounds, launched 17 grenades, detonated a mine, and used his tripod as a weapon
Acting Sergeant Dipprasad Pun of the Royal Gurkha Rifles was the lone guard on duty, patrolling a small two-story outpost on the edge of Helmand…
Top 10 Worst Firearms in History
Humans are very skilled at making machines designed to destroy other humans. Warfare tends to propel technological advance, and some very effective firearms have been…
AMAZING! German WWII Halftrack Pulled Out of a River – Incredible Condition!
Look at this amazing find that has just been recovered from the river Pilica in central Poland. This looks like it could be driven away. The level of…
Abandoned Submarines
Submarines, the hunter killer ships we all know from the first and second world war. Or the missile submarines that hide in the deep oceans,…
The Low Flying Legend: Ray Hanna & 18 images and video
Ray Hanna AFC (with bar) was born in New Zealand on August 28, 1928. He became a pilot and squadron leader in the Royal Air…
German actor Hardy Krüger fought for the SS in WWII
Hardy Krüger was born in Wedding, Berlin, Germany in 1928. Known for his acting, having appeared in films with Richard Attenborough, Richard Burton, Ryan O’neal…
Normandy Invasion Beaches From a Different Angle
Ten years or so ago I was lucky enough to fly along the invasion beaches at 800′ in a C-47. If you ever get the…
P-38 Warbird: £7,500 grant to protect Gwynedd site of crashed WWII aircraft
On July 31, 2007, a family was having a day out on a beach in Wales. They made an amazing discovery – a World War…