Military Vehicles | War History

WWII Ghost Bombers Complete Their Mission – True or Fake?

A B-17 Flying Fortress landed perfectly at an RAF airbase and completes the full landing pattern as well. The bomber comes to a full stop;…

The Vickers Light MKVI B – Quite Useless As A Fighting Tank

The first mass-produced British tank. Being, in terms of numbers, the most significant British tank at the outbreak of war, the Mark VIB saw service…

You Got To See This: 5 Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Fighters Fly In Formation!

Listen to the sound of freedom as 5 restored P-47 Thunderbolt Fighters take to the skies at the 2005 Planes of Fame Museum airshow at Chino, California.…

British WWI Mark II Tank – Training Tanks

The seventh in a series of short films about some of the vehicles in our collection presented by The Tank Museum’s historian David Fletcher MBE.…

Percy Hobart – Wizard of WW2 Armored Tank Warfare

Chances are you’ve never heard of Percy Cleghorn Stanley Hobart, even though he just might be one of the most influential individuals in WW2. Percy…

The Flaming Coffin, The German Heavy Dive Bomber The Luftwaffe Hated

The Heinkel He 177 Greif (Griffin) was an aircraft doomed from the start of its inception. Its design was intrinsically flawed, its engines frequently caught…

UNBELIEVABLE! US Pillot James Risner Using the Nose of His Own Jet Successfully “pushed” his Wingman’s Incapacitated Jet Fighter into Friendly Territory

WWII, Korean and Vietnam war veteran and was a prisoner at the infamous Hanoi Hilton. James Robinson “Robbie” Risner (January 16, 1925 – October 22,…

Man from Bristol Moves House To Find Parking For His New Tank

It wasn’t rent-seeking landlords or noisy neighbours that drove Jeff Woolmer out of his two-bedroom flat near Bristol. Mr. Woolmer had to move out because…

COME ON!! Want to Own a Warbird from WWII, Vietnam or the Gulf War? Take your pick…

What happens to military aircraft when they’re retired? Some go to the scrap heap. Others become exhibits in museums. Some become civic monuments. But a…

Captured B-17 Bombers in World War II

Ever wondered what happened with a B-17 that made an emergency landing in occupied territory? When captured (relatively) intact they were tested by the Germans…

Gold Train Plot Twist – Real Images of the Train not Unearthed…….

Well, we know it isn’t April 1st – April Fools Day. But these images ‘are’ of the of the lost train in Poland that is…

“Size 36” The First Public Movie With Details Of The B-36 “PEACEMAKER” Nuclear Bomber

Shown here is a 1950 era propaganda produced by the U.S. Signal Corp highlighting the then new B-36 intercontinental nuclear bomber. Playing in the U.S.…