Restoring the iconic B-26 ‘Flak Bait’
Ah, that new car smell. New plane smell is nice, too. Bright and shiny and fresh is good, right? Sure, unless it is a very special…
Rare Photographs the Aftermath of Battle of Monte Cassino, ca. 1944
The Battle of Monte Cassino was a costly series of four assaults by the Allies against the Winter Line in Italy held by Axis forces…
YES!!!! The B-29 ‘Doc’ On track to fly later this year
Seventy years ago in 1945, a B-29, one of 1,644 manufactured in Wichita during World War II, rolled off the assembly line at Boeing and…
Chilling Footage Of A B-17 Going Down
As you’ll see in this historical footage, a B-17 squadron gets attacked by Nazi fighters. Though tough to watch, the audio from the intercom (voiced…
The abandoned sub that has now been restored…
The rusting submarine hulk reportedly date back to the 1970s. During that time, shipyards struggling to keep up with large military orders didn’t have the…
Look at this! Recovered in 2008 this T-34 is in amazing condition
In World War II, a Russian-built T-34 tank was captured by the Germans, repainted and used as their own. It was either stuck in battle…
Ten of the best fighters of WWII??
Over a period of six years of conflict, from 1939 to 1945, aircraft designs had progressed in leaps and bounds. From the obsolete biplane to…
The forgotten ACES: Air gunner ACES of WWII (image heavy)
Fighter aces are seen as gods and heroes by society and history. Many books, programmes, films and interviews about them – and rightly so.…
19 sad, tragic but mesmerising colourised images of WWII
We are used to viewing the war in black and white. So when you get to see colourised images it brings the war to…
WOW! Cold War space race – abandoned space shuttles WOW (image heavy)
One aspect of the Cold War between the United States and USSR was the Space Race competition between both countries to see who could develop…
URGENT: 3 Churchill tanks to be scrapped if not sold
A UK Cromwell tank owner has reported: that 3 Churchill tanks from the Haltern range in Germany are to be cut up in the next week if…
D-Day invasion stripes in 35 images
In World War II fighting could be confusing, as you might imagine. It might be difficult to decide if a plane, tank or ship was…