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    50 Years of C-47 Gunship conversions, Spooky man hunts from Vietnam to Colombia – By Hans Wiesman

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    Nov 28, 2015 Hans Wiesman

    The first C-47’s converted as “Gunships” flew in Dec. 1964 in Vietnam and their controversial start showed instantly tremendous successes in the close air support,…

    WHAT?!! ‘Phantom Ghost Fortress’ B-17 That Landed at an Airfield – NO Crew Were on Board!!

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    Nov 28, 2015 Jack Beckett

    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;…

    Hit By Shrapnell Which Almost Tears Off Arm, Pries Own Grenade From Now Immobile Hand & Throws It At The Germans

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    Nov 28, 2015 Jeff Edwards

    Senator Daniel Inouye served in the United States Senate from 1963 until his death in 2012.  At the time of his death, he was America’s…

    The Worst Nightmare of the US Navy, Huge Russian Navy Kirov-Class Battlecruisers

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    Nov 28, 2015 Joris Nieuwint

    The United States Navy is the biggest and most powerful in the world. It has 430 ships in active service or in reserve. So you would…

    Want to see inside a U-boat?? Then look here for 42 stunning images!

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    Nov 28, 2015 Jack Beckett

    German submarine U-995 was a German Type VIIC/41 U-boat of the Kriegsmarine. She was laid down on 25 November 1942 in Hamburg, Germany, and was…

    US Navy Sailors Firing the Powerfull Mk38/ M242 Bushmaster on a Boat

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    Nov 28, 2015 Joris Nieuwint

    In February 2013 sailors assigned to LHD 3 USS Kearsarge conducted a firing exercise with live ammo using the powerful Mk38/ M242 Bushmaster at sea.…

    A British truck refuelling a Messershmitt ?? – 10 Bf-109 photos and their pilots you may not have seen before!

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    Nov 28, 2015 Dmitry Shilonosov

    A German propaganda picture showing a British truck refuelling a BF 109 in the Channel Islands (Source: Bundesarchiv) The Messerschmitt Bf 109, commonly called the…

    4 Top Secret Nazi Weapons That Are Still Part Of Our Military Inventory

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    Nov 28, 2015 Ian Harvey

    During World War Two Nazi research and development of military weapons, aircraft, vehicles and equipment took place on a massive scale. These projects were top…

    The Last Russian Battlefield of WWII – Remains of Russian and Japanese Soldiers Found on Shumshu Island

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    Nov 28, 2015 Ian Harvey

    After Pearl Harbor, the United States came face to face with the reality of the war and an enemy that almost everyone in the Government…

    Polish Construction Workers Find Hitlers Head in Gdansk!

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    Nov 28, 2015 Ian Harvey

    Polish construction workers came across an unlikely piece of…art? What they found was a marble bust of Adolf Hitler. The piece was created by one…

    ‘Soldier bear’ statue unveiled in Edinburgh

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    Nov 28, 2015 Ian Harvey

    Wojtek the ‘Soldier bear’, who served with Polish troops in the Second World war has been commemorated, fifty-two years after his death in Edinburgh zoo.…

    Vietnam Helictoper Helped Save 40 Troops And For Helicopter Crewmen To Receive Medal Of Honor

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    Nov 27, 2015 Ian Harvey

    The Medal of Honor is the highest military award for bravery that America can bestow upon its soldiers. The medal is awarded personally by the…

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