Reconditioned American B-29 Bomber ‘Doc’ Makes A Full One-Hour Test Flight
Besides the small problem with a landing gear motor the second flight of ‘Doc,’ a Second World War B-29 bomber, finished its second flight recently…
Veteran Served As Medic in Post-WWII Germany
John Fulenwider was an Army medic after World War II. Although he had little actual training in medicine, it was his task to care for…
Vintage Planes: Dornier Do 335 Pfeil – The Fastest Piston-Engine Fighter of WWII
Air power first became a significant part of warfare during WWI, but it was in WWII that it came to the forefront. Long range bombing…
Get Ready To Be Happy – This Low-Flying Lancaster Bomber Will Make Anyone’s Day (Watch)
Watch the Canadian Warplane Heritage Center Lancaster “Vera” making an incredible low pass, be sure to turn up the volume! The Avro Lancaster flown by…
Watch: This Is What Carpet Bombing Looks Like From The Bomb Bay
In this video a United States B-52 Stratofortress jet bomber is carpet bombing an uninhabited island used as a target with 45 M117 bombs during an…
Making First World War Aviator Kiffin Yates Rockwell An American Hero
Historian Marc McClure intends to make an American First World War aviator, Kiffin Yates Rockwell, as well known in the U.S. as he is in…
Weird Weapons: The Bizarre de Lackner HZ-1 Aerocycle (Watch)
Military engineers often come up with nifty but strangely odd designs for people navigation but seldom any as weird as the Aerocycle. Whether called the…
The Amazing Career of General Billy Mitchell, American Father of the Skies
Some of the greatest, most memorable figures in America’s history are only given their due credit after their death. During their lifespan, they either go…
Beautiful and Awesome Sound of the WW2 Lancaster Bomber, Takeoff & Landing! (Watch)
The PA474 Lancaster Bomber is one of the most well-known aircraft used by the Royal Air Force in World War II. It first saw active…
Battlefield 1 Review: A Powerful, Emotional Campaign with a Fun, Engaging Multiplayer
War History Online’s very own William McLaughlin reviews the most eagerly-awaited war game of 2016 – Battlefield 1 Battlefield 1 is like two games in…
“All Along The Control Tower: Vol. 2” – Review by Mark Barnes
I have waxed lyrical over the random world of the Barten brothers in the past but if you are new to this corner of the…
Watch The B-17 Flying Fortress ‘Aluminum Overcast’ Take Off – From Inside The Cockpit
This video footage allows you to experience first-hand the takeoff of Aluminum Overcast, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress as it departs from Arlington Municipal Airport.…