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…
Half Blind This Japanese Pilot Managed To Fly His Damaged Zero For 5 Hours, Then Refusing Medical Attention Before Making His Mission Report
During WWII, Sub-Lieutenant Saburō Sakai served as a naval aviator with the Imperial Japanese Navy. He claimed 64 victories, one of which was made after…
Top 7 Reasons Why the Allies Landings At The Anzio Were A Failure
Towards the end of 1943, Allied forces were struggling to fight their way up Italy in the face of stern resistance from German Field Marshal…
This British Major Brought An Umbrella To The Arnhem Bridge Battle, You Will Not Believe How He Used It
One might think that being surrounded by the German SS is no laughing matter, but don’t tell that to British Major Digby Tatham-Warter. This cool…
Survived Nazi Dr Josef Mengele removing his kidney without anaesthesia & survived a gas chamber as he was the 201st person in line for a chamber of 200 people
An Israeli man, Yitzchak Ganon, had his life saved by heart specialists after refusing to visit medical professionals for a total of 64 years. While…
When The Germans Desperately Needed To Counter The T-34, This Was Their Design
The Panther was not as thickly armoured, nor as heavily armed, as tanks such as the Tiger but was probably a much more balanced design.…
This British Major Brought An Umbrella To Arnhem Bridge, You Will Not Believe What He Did With It
One might think that being surrounded by the German SS is no laughing matter, but don’t tell that to British Major Digby Tatham-Warter. This cool…
George H. Bush Narrowly Escaped Being Executed and Eaten By The Japanese in WWII
In September 1944, the USS Finback submarine surfaced a few miles off the coast of Chichi Jima, an island some 700 miles South of Tokyo.…
Memphis Belle Was Not The First Bomber To Complete 25 Missions
Memphis Belle is a well-known World War Two bomber, which was made famous by the Hollywood movie of the same name back in 1990 and…
Did You Know This? The SECOND Raid On Pearl Harbor – Operation K
Everyone knows about the First Pearl Harbor Attack by the Japanese Imperial Navy. But few are aware of the 2nd Raid that the Japanese launched…
British WWII British Pilot Survived Sinking of HMS Audacity & Flew over 480 Different types of Aircraft Before His Career Was Over
There are many British aviators who can boast that they contributed to the war effort by taking to the skies over Europe to defeat the…
Taranto Raid: Bi planes smash Italian Fleet at Taranto – The Inspiration For Pearl Harbor
‘The Raid on Taranto, Italy, 11–12 November 1940’ by Ralph Gillies-Cole. Painting in collection of Fleet Air Arm Museum. In 1940, the British military situation…