Divers and Historians Find WWII B-17 Bomber’s Gravesite
In a series of events that sounds like the plot of an adventure-action movie, a group of amateur divers who call themselves the “Shadows of…
True story: Mighty Eighth – October 14th 1943, Bassingbourn Airfield by Clive Stevens
October 14th 1943, Bassingbourn Airfield, Cambridgeshire. Jim Harlow recalled………………”We walked into the morning briefing feeling more than anxious. This was 04:30 Thursday morning and I…
B-17 bomber lodged in glacier for more than 70 years
The unique story of a B-17 bomber that was destroyed during World War Two has emerged. Steve Memovich was a US Air Force pilot in…
World War Two veterans rewarded after 70 years
World War Two veterans are being rewarded for their service on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two. 93 year old US…
B-17 bomber lodged in glacier for more than 70 years
The unique story of a B-17 bomber that was destroyed during World War Two has emerged. Steve Memovich was a US Air Force pilot in…
Part 2: ‘So crazy it can’t be true’ stories about the quirks of war, by World of Tanks
In today’s “It’s a small world” file, I’m going to go back to the recent article I put up about how the Devers mission ended…
One of those ‘So crazy it can’t be true’ stories about the quirks of war, by World of Tanks
Stinky and the Emergency Part 1 Wouldn’t it have been a terrible thing if, in the middle of WW2, the people responsible for training and…
ENDURING COURAGE – Review by Mark Barnes
Even without his place in aviation history, Eddie Rickenbacker had a remarkable life as an automotive engineer and racing driver. From the outset, the author…
B-17 Alliance Museum to delay opening until June
[Via] The B-17 Alliance Museum in Salem, Oregon, has had to delay its grand opening until June. The museum is opening at Salem’s Municipal Airport…
Isle of Man war time B-17 crash remembered
Just before the end of World War Two in April 1945, troops back in Allied territory such as the UK and France began to relax…
Veteran World War Two tail gunner recalls his days in a B-17
A World War two veteran from Sun City in Florida has recalled his flying days as a B-17 tail gunner. Don Lawhorn, who is now…
Post-World War Two vintage flying experiences offered
The Douglas DC-3 aircraft is the epitome of 1940s glamour travel. Not long after World War Two had ended the DC-3 offered large cabin space,…