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World War II Replica Plane Crash Cause Still a Mystery

On August 2nd of last year, Kevin Armstrong of Roundhills, Glatton, made his second attempt to take off in the 70 percent scale replica P51…

Airborne All The Way! 20 Fantastic Photos of Paratroopers in Action!

Paratroopers are a common part of modern warfare, it’s hard to imagine a modern army without an airborne or air assault element. This form of…

D-Day – 15 Stunning Photos & Footage of Allied Airborne Forces

6th June 1944, Operation Overlord, D-Day and Airborne Landings Today is the 72nd anniversary of D-Day. On this day, more than half a century ago,…

Cold War Vulcan bomber to be grounded

Vulcan bomber

[Via] The last airborne Vulcan bomber which was built and used during the Cold War is to be grounded this year. Built 55 years ago,…

Article: 6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment and the Tetrarch by Peter Brown

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6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment and the Tetrarch by Peter Brown Flying tanks onto the battlefield is not something which has happened every day though…

4 Paratrooper Collectables

SO FAR IN our news we’ve resisted writing about D-Day Airborne relics largely as they seem to be well covered everywhere else. We’ve all seen…