Bruno Mussolini: How His Early Death Impacted His Father
Bruno Mussolini was the second acknowledged son of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his wife, Rachele. He was a decorated and experienced pilot, but his…
Bartini-Beriev VVA-14: The Vertical Take-Off Amphibious Aircraft
Bartini-Beriev was part of the Cold War arms race, the opposing states supported the implementation of incredible and ambitious design ideas. Combating threats from the…
The Battle of Palmdale Where the U.S. Military was Embarrassed by a Single, Unarmed Opponent
The United States military does not like to talk about the Battle of Palmdale. It is undoubtedly one of the most embarrassing American military defeats…
A Flash in the Sky: Meet the Luftwaffe’s Arado Ar 234 Blitz
The German word Blitz means “lightning,” and it is a name well-deserved by the Ar 234 which continually swept through the Allied airspace with virtual…
4 Ways Nazi Germany Weaponized Rockets in WWII
With its distinctive smoke trail and explosive impact, the R4M was a notable weapon that earned the nickname “Hurricane.” In the last year of the…
The Ultimate Bail Out: Early Ejection Seat Development
As aircraft grew more powerful and capable of achieving ever greater speeds, the risks of simply bailing out over the side of the aircraft grew…
Fact or Fiction? The Japanese Fighter Plane Shot Down With a Pistol, From a Parachute!
Baggett pulled his 1911 and got off four shots at the pilot who was later found next to where his plane crashed with a bullet…
Junkers JU 52 Grounded for Commercial Flights After 80 Years of Service
The JU-52 was an effective transport plane prior to the Second World War, but was deemed to be technically obsolete by the beginning of the…
The Largest Flying Boat Ever Built Flew for Only 26 Seconds
Derisively nicknamed Spruce Goose, the colossal flying boat made just one flight lasting only about half a minute to establish a record that would remain untouched…
Baron Jean De Selys Longchamps & The “Forbidden” Attack On Gestapo HQ
It was January 20, 1943, when the people of Brussels saw the German occupying forces getting their due reward at the hands of a Hawker…
Northrop N-9M Smashes Into a Penitentiary Exercise Yard, Pilot Loses His Life
On Monday, April 21, 2019, inmates at the California Rehabilitation Centre got the fright of their lives when a plane crashed into the prison exercise…
Abandoned B-29 Spotted On Google Maps
There was also information onboard that the plane had flown missions between Alaska and Japan in order to detect Soviet nuclear testing in 1949. A…