£5 Million Hawker Typhoon RB396 Restoration Changes Strategy
The Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group was formed in 2016, specifically to raise the funds required to rebuild RB396 so that she can fly as a…
For Sale: Sherman M4A1 “Grizzly”
The Sherman M4 is one of the most famous and brilliant combat tanks of the Second World War. Succeeding the M3 from 1941, it was…
Hero Dick Winters: New Book Explores the Life, Letters & Artifacts of the Legend
Major Dick Winters endures as an iconic figure of the American experience during the Second World War. Representative of countless officers who exerted confidence and…
Fantastic News! Wheatcroft Collection’s S130 – The Last Survivor Has New Home
PRESS RELEASE – THE WHEATCROFT COLLECTION ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE ACQUIRED THE HISTORIC RICHMOND DRY DOCK, WHICH WILL BECOME THE PERMANENT HOME…
Remains of Missing Marine from WWII Returning Home for Burial
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has announced that the remains of Marine Sgt. George R. Reeser have been identified and are being returned to…
Korean War Vet Graduates High School at age 87
In 1952 Ed Saunders dropped out of school to join the United States Air force and train as a pilot. Now, sixty-eight years later, he…
US Senate Passes Agent Orange bill to Extend VA Benefits
The US Senate has approved by 94 votes to 6 to amend the defense policy bill to include hypothyroidism, Parkinsonism, and bladder cancer to the…
SS Richard Montgomery Contains Enough Munitions to Create a Tsunami
In August 1944, the US Navy ship SS Richard Montgomery was delivering over 6,000 metric tons of explosive ordnance for use in the Allied press…
Vietnam Vet Receives Silver Star Over 50 Years After Heroic Actions
Vietnam Vet: More than fifty years after the battle Bart “Doc” Fabian bravely saved the lives of ten of his fellow soldiers, he was awarded…
New Video: B-17 Crewman who Gave up his Parachute
World War II saw its fair share of heroes. Yet while many men were decorated for their bravery, sometimes these incredible stories were also tragic…
$220 Million in Gold Bullion was Recovered From HMS Edinburgh
Toward the end of 1981, a team of divers working at incredible depths in the Barents Sea found and recovered a king’s ransom in gold…
Captain Sir Tom Moore Knighted in a Private Ceremony by the Queen
On Friday, 17th July 2020, Captain Sir Tom Moore received his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle. Captain Sir Tom was accompanied by…