Brave Or Crazy? James Ward Saved His Crew In One Daredevil Stunt
There is a fine line between acts of bravery and acts of madness, and there are no better examples of balancing on that line than…
Soviet Kamikazes – Known as “Ramming”, They Flew Their Planes Directly into the Enemy
During the Great Patriotic War (WWII to anyone outside the USSR), there were many cases where downed Soviet aircraft crashed into either German aircraft or…
B-1 Bomber Developer Helped End Cold War – Left A Mark on History
The end of the Second World War should have brought about a cessation of tension, but nature abhors a vacuum in politics just as much…
Black Sunday – The Disastrous Ploesti Raid in Photos and Video
Officially known as Operation Tidal Wave, the Ploesti Raid occurred on 1 August 1943, and because it marked the second highest loss suffered by the…
B-25 Mitchell Bomber – Photos and Videos
During the Second World War, the high adaptability of the B-25 Mitchell Bomber–named in honor of the pioneer of U.S. military aviation, Brigadier General William…
Most Famous Japanese Plane of WWII – 15 Facts About the Mitsubishi Zero
One of the most famous planes of the Second World War, the Mitsubishi A6M Zero-Sen, was Japan’s best fighter and the bane of Allied airmen…
The Best Fighter Aircraft in the Vietnam War
Even though the Vietnam War, which raged from November 1955 to April 1975, is often looked upon mainly as a helicopter and bomber war due…
F-35 Lightning II Targeted in Online Hack Operation
Britain Foils Plot to Learn Its Secrets Through Tinder It may sound like something out of a James Bond spy thriller, but recent details of…
Messerschmitt Me262 – First Operational Jet Fighter -16 Facts and Great Photos
Arriving late in the Second World War, the Messerschmitt Me262 was the world’s first operational jet fighter, a terrifying new weapon in the skies above…
China’s Copy Cat Jets – Shenyang J-11B
The Shenyang J-11 looks familiar made from the designs of the Soviet Sokhumi Su-27 air superiority fighter. The plan was stolen from the Soviets and…
MiG-19 – 1st Soviet Supersonic Fighter
In the early 1950s, as the world’s superpowers realized that a Cold War was inevitable, the United States and the Soviet Union began to compete…
Sub Hunter – Douglas B-18 Bolo in Photos
The Douglas B-18 Bolo served with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) in the late 1930s and early…