Amazing Technology – The Rapid Development of Deadly Fighter Aircraft
A deadly flash racing across the sky, the fighter plane is one of the most exciting tools of modern warfare. How did we get to…
Wartime Bomb Shelters – Saving Lives From Airborne Attack
Bomb shelters were unnecessary until the 20th century when warfare evolved to aircraft, and falling bombs became a threat. A bomb shelter is not intended…
Warfare Under the Waves – Submarines in the First World War
Submarines were among the important new technologies that came to the fore during WWI. Although work on submarines had been underway for decades, it was…
The Best American Fighter Of World War Two – The P-51 Mustang
The P-51 Mustang Fighter, a North American Aviation, is one of the most iconic fighters / fighter-bombers that is single-seated and was used during World…
Things Nearly Went Nuclear When the Chinese Stole a Soviet Tank
In 1900, Russia signed the Treaty of Beijing which gave them Outer Manchuria and other Chinese lands. When both countries became communist, their nagging border…
Sightings of Ghost Bombers During WW2: Strange Tales from WW2 Bomber Crews
A B-17 Flying Fortress landed perfectly at an RAF airbase and completes the full landing pattern as well. The bomber comes to a full stop;…
The Hurricane: A Very Important Fighter in the Battle of Britain
The Spitfire is widely recognized as the plane that fought the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain. Another plane, however, was just as crucial to…
Amazing facts about the Junkers Ju-87 Stuka -it had a top speed of a mere 255mph
The Stuka got its nickname from the German word Sturzkampfflugzeug or dive-bomber, the official designation was Junkers Ju-87. The first plane prototype Stuka flew in…
1950 a bad year for the USAF lost 6 aircraft in 7 weeks, incl. a B-36 with a nuclear bomb
February 13, 1950 and the dramatic story of a Convair B-36 B Peacemaker losing an Atomic Bomb! USAF’s Strategic Air Command’s long range Bomber (…
Amazing Pilot Saved His Wingman, Pushed His Damaged Phantom By Its Tail Hook Out Of Vietnam
Of the 132 missions Bob Pardo flew in Vietnam with the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, the most significant is that of March 10, 1967, when…
Hiding Ships In Plain Sight: How Dazzle Camouflage Is Used To Confuse The Enemy
Dazzle camouflage was the brainchild of British artist Norman Wilkinson. It was put forward as a solution to the problem that ships could not be…
“Mad Major” Carpenter Attached 6 Bazookas To His Artillery Spotter Plane And Went Tank Hunting
Even the German infantry troops would fire at Carpenter with rifles and pistols trying to down “The Mad Major”. Charles Carpenter enlisted in the US…