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    Dickin Medal for bravery: Gustav the Gutsy Pigeon Worked For The RAF And Delivered The First D-Day News!

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    Feb 24, 2016 Jinny McCormick

    We can all likely recall the beloved cartoon carrier pigeons with their leather aviator caps and goggles, hauling mailbags through the skies. While it was certainly…

    Chilling Footage Of A B-17 Going Down

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    Feb 24, 2016 Joris Nieuwint

    As you’ll see in this historical footage, a B-17 squadron gets attacked by Nazi fighters. Though tough to watch, the audio from the intercom (voiced…

    Britain’s Bomber Balloon Attacks Against Nazi Germany

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    Feb 24, 2016 Colin Fraser

    Between 1942 and 1944, the British Royal Air Force and Royal Navy frequently got to bickering over a certain issue. It was, oddly enough, to…

    C-47s as Bombers, P-51 Mustangs vs Corsairs, The Very Last All Piston Prop Aerial War!

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    Feb 24, 2016 Hans Wiesman

    Believe it or not, this was a bitter reality in 1969 as the 4-Days War broke out between Honduras and El Salvador, in which only…

    The Partly Completed Super Heavy Tank: The E-100 Tiger-Maus

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    Feb 24, 2016 Joris Nieuwint

    Nearing the end of WWII, Germany maintained the belief that super tanks could reverse the war’s outcome and help them emerge victorious. The Panzerkampwagen E-100…

    This WWII US Fighter Pilot Knows His Stuff, Shooting Down A ME-262 Jet Fighter!

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    Feb 24, 2016 Joris Nieuwint

    This amazing U.S. gun camera footage of an American fighter firing at a German Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. These would normally fly at speeds…

    The First Allied Soldier Killed By Enemy Fire on D-Day – Lieutenant Den Brotheridge At Pegasus Bridge

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    Feb 24, 2016 Colin Fraser

    Lieutenant Herbert Denham “Den” Brotheridge, Commander of 25 Platoon, D Company, 2nd Battalion of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry holds an honored place in…

    Did You Know “Kilroy was Here” Can Be Found On National WWII Memorial In Washington?

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    Feb 24, 2016 Jinny McCormick

    A little comic relief really does work to calm the nerves and reduce tension. A welcome and a nod can make a new and frightening…

    Remembering the Swansea Blitz That Destroyed 11,000 Buildings And Left 230 People Dead

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    Feb 24, 2016 Ian Harvey

    February 19–21, 1941, marked the darkest days in Swansea’s history. From as far as Cornwell and Devon you could see the city burning as it…

    WWII Rescue Motor Launch Finally Retires After 60 Years of Working as a Ferry

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    Feb 24, 2016 Ian Harvey

    A boat that was used during World War II is finally going into retirement. During the war, the boat was used for  rescuing airmen, after the war it…

    Lucky Strike: When the Americans Came to Sweden

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    Feb 23, 2016 Ian Harvey

    Bob Birmingham When we think of countries that played a role in World War II it is highly unlikely that someone will think of Sweden. The country…

    Leicester to Libya – Review by Mark Barnes

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    Feb 23, 2016 Mark Barnes

    Read any of the great accounts of warfare from the major publishing houses and it will be apparent their reliance on primary sources for details…

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