On Fire This Heroic Airman Picked Up A Burning 1,100° Phosphorus Bomb To Save His Crew Certain Death
The Medal of Honor is America’s highest military award given to those for acts of valor that in some cases border on insanity. In WWII,…
The Amazing Harry Errington: The Only London Fireman to Earn a George Cross for Service in the Blitz
The bombing campaigns of WWII put a massive strain on firefighters. In both Britain and Germany, campaigns of deliberate destruction set cities alight. Not just…
The Jewish Avengers: A Nazi’s Worst Nightmare, They Wanted to Poison 60,000 Prisoners After WWII
“What is Zionism? Zionism is the Jews taking their fate into their own hands and not letting the others dictate our fate,” so said Dina…
The 1847 Colt Walker: The Most Powerful Handgun Ever Used by The U.S. Military
Although the people within a military’s ranks make up its power and potential, so too do the weapons the soldiers carry. With the right armaments,…
The Battle of Pliska – A Byzantine Military Disaster
Though they clung to the name of the Roman Empire, the Byzantines never achieved the glory of their predecessors. Theirs was an empire in slow…
Tragic But Fascinating Story Of American B-24 Bomber ‘Lady Be Good’ – Crashed In 1943, Found in 1958
The wreckage of a USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) plane that went missing during its first and last mission in the Second World War…
Thousands of Romans killed in the dense German woodland: What if the Teutoburg Disaster Didn’t Happen
“What if” history questions can be a divisive. Some view them as an exercise in futility, a place where no serious historians should go. Others…
How About a Full Dual Control “Mustang” Just a Mere $3,200,000
Platinum Warbirds have this 1944 North American TF-51 full dual control “Mustang” for sale and is yours for $3,200,000. The P-51 Mustang Fighter, a North American Aviation, is…
USAF’s horror year 1950, loss of 6 aircraft in 7 weeks, incl. a B-36 with Nuclear bomb
February 13, 1950. Dramatic story of a Convair B-36 B Peacemaker losing an Atomic Bomb! USAF’s Strategic Air Command’s long range Bomber ( with tail…
RARE Barn Find WW2 Jeep for Sale
A gorgeous barn find Jeep that must have been shipped over to England under the Lend-Lease program. World War II saw the creation of one…
B-17 Memphis Belle™ to be placed on permanent display – May 17, 2018
One of the most recognizable symbols of World War II will once again report for duty exactly 75 years after its crew finished their last…
Now derelict: Built to test planes, from Spitfires to Concorde the massive Q121 wind tunnel – by Matt Emmett
During 1916 at Farnborough in the UK, the first of several buildings that would house experimental wind tunnels were built and would propel the country…