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…
MUST READ: 42 amazing images from a dive onto U89 by Dr Innes McCarthy the U Boat hunter
Amazing images from Dr Innes McCartney – the condition of this wreck is incredible. U89 survived just over six months in service before it sunk…
Part 2: ‘So crazy it can’t be true’ stories about the quirks of war, by World of Tanks
In today’s “It’s a small world” file, I’m going to go back to the recent article I put up about how the Devers mission ended…
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.…
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…
For sale: Vietnam Patrol Boat for restoration
This is one of the PBR-2s as made famous by the 1979 Blockbuster Movie ( APOCALYPSE NOW ) starring Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen and Robert…
Exercise Dracula Part II: testing between the Centaur, Cromwell & Sherman, by World of Tanks
Way back when, the US Army received a Centaur (T121154) and a Cromwell (T184085) from the British Army for testing. They…
Exercise Dracula: testing between the Centaur, Cromwell & Sherman tanks by World of Tanks
A little while ago, you will recall, I came across a report of comparative testing between two British cruisers (Centaur and Cromwell) and Sherman…
Ghosts of the Gooney Bird – Part 2 by Hans Wiesman
The successful photo series as shown in my last report as Guest Blogger, will have a follow-up with this Volume II. Amazing photos of the…
For Sale: 1944 North American P-51D Mustang
For sale, by court order this amazing P-51D Mustang! It feels like a barn find but it probably isn’t, you can’t fly it straight away…
MUST READ: Images of tanks pulled from Russian, lakes, rivers & bogs (image heavy)
Before the second world war, the Soviets developed several heavy tank prototypes. Other than the mentioned KV models there were the multi-turreted T-35 and the…
Battlefield Relics: The Stug III recovered in Russia (image heavy)
Recovered in 2005. The Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) assault gun was Germany’s most produced armoured fighting vehicle during World War II. It was built on…