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Fifty Years After Huey’s First Mission, Grey Wolf is It’s Replacement

The US Air Force took delivery of its first MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopters at Duke Field, Florida on December 19th, 2019. The replacement for the…

Now Abandoned, How a Mine in Greenland Helped the Allies Win

Cryolite is a mineral used in the aluminium making process, which was incredibly important in the production of planes for the Allied Forces. On the…

$442 million Upgrade for The B-52

The B-52 the legend of the  United States Air Force. The upgrade contact has awarded to Raytheon. The defense contractor will develop new technology for…

3 Burials Discovered at the Alamo in Texas

Ian Harvey

The Alamo: Plans by the city of San Antonio and the State of Texas to develop the precinct around the Alamo have come to a…

Tsar Nicholas II’s Last Shipment of Drink Recovered From the Sea Bed

Tsar Nicholas was to go thirsty. One hundred and three years after the Kyros was sent to the seabed by a German U-Boat commander, the…

Stug III Recovered From The Seabed

There are more Stug IIIs down there. A dangerous underwater mission to clear unexploded ordnance from the seabed and preserve an historical military heritage site…

The Spellbinding Wheatcroft Collection, an Update

The Wheatcroft Collection in the United Kingdom is a large and important collection of historical softskin and armoured military vehicles. It is one of the largest…

Lancaster Restoration ‘Just Jane’ Update

Lancaster bomber NX611 ‘Just Jane. An update from the fantastic restoration work being undertaken of this historic plane. We have removed three propellers from NX611.…

‘Factory Fresh’ Soviet Spy Radio Discovered Buried in a German Forest

Ian Harvey

Soviet Spy Radio: In an area cleared for a new open-cast lignite mine in the Hambach Forest about thirty 20 mies west of Cologne archaeologists…

One of Last 3 Remaining Survivors of USS Arizona Passes Away

Ian Harvey

On February 15, one of the last three remaining sailors to survive the sinking of the USS Arizona passed away. Donald Stratton was 97 years…

Series 6 of Outlander is Looking for People to Join the Crew

Ian Harvey

A tweet sent out from Screen Scotland has kicked off the annual recruitment drive from Screen Scotland, Starz, and the hit television show Outlander. Outlander…

Shutter Island Movie, DiCaprio Character Was WWII Vet Suffering With PTSD

Shutter Island: Martin Scorsese is one of America’s foremost movie directors with awards including an Oscar for the film ‘The Departed’ made over ten years…