How War Built An Empire: Conflicts Ensured Rome’s Future Growth
It’s a terrible reality that war can be useful for a country. It spurs economic growth and helps a nation expand its territory. The military…
Tricky Business – Amazing Video & Photos of In-air Refueling and its Long History
Since its inception, in-air refueling has turned out to be an essential aspect of air force practice. Air forces around the world have adopted this…
Want to Experience Being a Crew Member on a B17? Great Footage Too
It’s hard to imagine what World War II bomber pilots experienced during their service. A pilot’s work was a risky business. They battled not only…
HBO Acquires Rights To “The Cold Blue” Film about Memphis Belle/8th Air Force
Directed By Erik Nelson, Film Features Restored Footage And Outtakes From William Wyler’s 1944 Documentary “The Memphis Belle: A Story Of A Flying Fortress” HBO Documentary…
Tejas MK1 Fighter Completes India’s First In-Air Refueling
The Indian defense capability took a big step forward with the successful air-to-air refueling of the Tejas MK1 fighter aircraft by an IL-78 MKI tanker.…
Crazy! Video – Pilot Lands Damaged A-6 on Carrier with Navigator Partially Ejected
It’s hard to imagine the guts, skill, and talent it takes to smoothly take off or land an aircraft. But it takes a particular kind…
If the Cold War Went Hot, the Skies of WW3 Would Look Like This
The Cold War wasn’t really a “war,” but an intense era of conflict between Russia and the USA that lasted nearly 50 years. Yet, there…
Great Fighters of WWII – Yak-3 and Yak-9 in Photos
The middle of World War II, called the Great Patriotic War in the USSR, was for the Soviet engineer Alexander Yakovlev one of his most…
B-24 Liberator in Action – Video and Photos
The B-24 was among the most useful aircraft in the hands of the American armed forces. It featured in every theater of World War II…
The B-17 Flying Fortress in 26 Images
It is a fact that the American B-17 Flying Fortress remains among the most produced bombers in history, only trailing the B-24 Liberator and German-made…
Disabled B-17 was Escorted Home by German Airman – 2 Pilots Became Friends After the War
Warfare does not bring out mankind’s best attributes. It is a bloody, gory business not known for random acts of kindness. If anything, conflict is…
4 Nakajima Fighters of WWII
The Nakajima Airplane Company produced several of Japan’s most important fighter planes, contributing significantly to the country’s efforts in World War II. Ki-27 The aircraft…