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Watch Aircraft Carrier USS Kitty Hawk Battle Freak Waves During Massive Storm

Ever since the Aircraft Carrier has replaced the battleships as the queens of the sea, they have defined what modern sea power is all about.…

Shot Down Over France, Chuck Yeager Evaded Capture for 4 Months and then Flew Into History at the Speed of Sound

Jeff Edwards

If there was ever a man that was hard to sum up in one headline, it might be Chuck Yeager. One could mention how he…

The Crash of the only flyable Lockheed P-38 Lightning in Europe – July 15 1996

Joris Nieuwint

The only Lockheed P-38 Lightning that was flyable in Europe was completely destroyed when it crashed at Duxford Airfield near Cambridge, England. The crash occurred…

Killed When Crash Landing His Damaged Bomber, Pilot Cyril Barton Managed To Saved His Entire Crew

Jeff Edwards

No one would have questioned Cyril Barton had he turned around and headed back for England.  He and his crew had just been shot to…

Two Jet Fighters Sent Up to Shoot Down a WWII Warbird in 1956 – Blasted 208 Rockets at it, it Survived

In August 1956, a drone went rogue over Southern California, threatening cities, including Los Angeles. In its aftermath, over 1,000 acres were destroyed, forests and…

Shooting Down 7 Aircraft In One Day, This Marine Was Awarded The Medal Of Honor On His First Mission

Jeff Edwards

Lieutenant James Swett wasn’t the only man to become an Ace in one day during the war and nor was he the only Ace to…

C-47 That’s All, Brother – Updates!

By Adam Smith News from the Workshop The restoration of That’s All, Brother began in earnest back in November at Basler Turbo Conversions in Oshkosh, WI.  The…

C-17 Globemaster, A-10, C-130, And US Paratroopers in Action – This is What Modern “D-Day” Looks Like (Watch)

Joris Nieuwint

One of the most pivotal and game-changing moments in the Second World War came on the 6th of June, 1944. It was a date that…

With a Modified Aircraft Machinegun, Corporal Tony Stein Fired His Way Across Iwo Jima and Earned the Medal of Honor

Jeff Edwards

The ability to improvise, adapt, and overcome has long been a core ethos of the United States Marine.  While one could find many examples from…

Stunning Video: Low Fly Pass Of Bolivian Curtiss Commando Before Its Fatal Flight

In this Dakota Hunter Blog, you will hear the roaring sound  of a couple of Radial Piston engines R-2800’s and see impressive footage of an…

Stories Of Humanity And Compassion From Throughout The Second World War

Even during WWII, one of the largest and most deadly conflicts in recent history, there were moments of humanity and compassion. Here are three of these…

Last Flight to Kuwait – How British Airways Flight 149 Passengers & Crew Became Saddam Hussein’s Human Shields

Heather Fishel

The sounds of gunfire, of bombs exploding and military combat. Unknown hotel rooms, military and industrial sites, and an abandoned airport. Sudden, random acts of…