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Divers Discover WWII “earthquake” Bomb in Shipping Channel

Ian Harvey
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One of Poland’s busiest shipping channels just happens to be the location of one of the largest unexploded WWII bombs ever found in the country.…

‘Hogan’s Heroes’ Makes A Comeback Nearly Five Decades After It Went Off The Air

Ian Harvey
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The original Emmy Award-winning Hogan’s Heroes was a sitcom set in a WWII prisoner of war camp, its successor, however, focuses on the descendants of…

Gal Gadot to Play Polish Heroine ‘Irena Sendler’ in Holocaust Drama

Ian Harvey

Gal Gadot, the Israeli born star of 2017’s Wonder Woman movie has confirmed that she will produce and star in a new film version of…

R/V Petrel Discovers Sunken Japanese Fleet Carrier Kaga 

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Seattle, WA, Oct. 18, 2019 – During extensive underwater surveying of the Battle of Midway site, the Research Vessel (R/V) Petrel, owned and operated by Vulcan…

93-Year-Old Former SS Guard Goes on Trial in Germany

Ian Harvey
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Bruno Dey appeared in German youth court as he is accused of being an accessory to over 5,000 murders during World War II while serving…

B-17 Memorial Park Is Reminder of Crew That Died in Tragic Crash in 1944

Ian Harvey
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On March 12, 1943, nine crew members of a B-17 Flying Fortress flew over Grant County, Arkansas, on their way to Florida from Kansas. It…

Dozens of Graves Vandalized at War Cemetery in Israel

Ian Harvey
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Someone vandalized over forty tombstones in the Haifa War Cemetery in Haifa, Israel. The damage was discovered last Friday. Some of the gravestones were knocked…

NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on B17 Crash

Ian Harvey

On October 2, 2019, at 0953 eastern daylight time, a Boeing B-17G, N93012, owned and operated by the Collings Foundation, was destroyed during a precautionary…

Two British Phantoms to Be Restored

Ian Harvey
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The British Phantom Aviation Group (BPAG) has announced plans to restore two Phantoms fighter planes in the United Kingdom. The first is F-4J (UK) ZE360.…

New Memorial Dedicated to Vietnam War Dogs and Their Handlers

Ian Harvey
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Motts Military Museum in Groveport, Ohio (a suburb of Columbus, Ohio), dedicated the new Vietnam War Dog Team Memorial. It consists of three black granite…

Two Polish Soldiers Killed By WWII Bomb

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Two Polish soldiers were killed when a WWII  bomb detonated while they were disarming it. Four other soldiers were injured in the blast and were…

The Follow-Up to ‘Band of Brothers’ is Coming

Ian Harvey

Apple has been growing their empire by moving into the entertainment world. Their latest move is opening their own production studio. The first project announced…