An Amazing/Crazy Pilot: US Hercules Plane Lands On & Takes Off From An Aircraft Carrier
Aircraft carriers are enormously important. They serve as mobile bases for warplanes at sea. They have flight decks for planes to take off and land.…
The True Story Of A Famous WWII Photograph
Very few wartime photos show the terror and violence of air war with such expression. The photo had been published in 1944 by most of…
This Fighter Pilot Saved a Bomber Squadron From German Fighter Attacks For over Half an Hour – Alone
During WWII, he single-handedly protected a bomber squadron against German planes… even when he ran out of ammo. They called him the “One Man Airforce”…
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…
WW2 German Ace Stumbled Across a Crippled B-17 and Escorted It Home
Truly touching moments of humanity, ethics and morals are rather rare in warfare. The Christmas Truce of WWI was an excellent example of such humanity,…
The Tragic Tale of Hajime Fujii – A Kamikaze Fighter Who Crashed Into And Sunk The USS Drexler
This is an odd story that involves a flight instructor, his family, and a single-minded request. The whole thing was so strange, in fact, that…
Not Something Everyone Knows BUT Roald Dahl The Children’s Book Author Was Also an RAF Fighter Ace
Roald Dahl was largely known as a children’s book writer behind the titles such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Matilda, The…
In 1956, An Obsolete WW2 Drone Took on Two State-of-the-Art Manned Jet Fighters Over the US – And Won
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…
The Food Fight That Almost Started World War 3 – The Berlin Airlift
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Daniel Russ, originally published at Civilian Military Intelligence Group on May 31, 2009. June 25, 1948, the Soviet…
Five Great British Inventors Of WWI
The First World War was a period of unprecedented destruction, but also of previously unmatched creativity. The first truly industrial war, it was founded on…
7 Kills In WWII and 14 In Korea, US Flying Ace George Davis Died When He Took On 12 MiGs
In all the airspace in all the world, there was no other place Major George Davis would rather be than “MiG Alley.” Bordering the Yalu…
Young Pilots Find Motivation In The Diary Of A Respected RAF Chaplain
The diary of a Royal Air Force chaplain, which has recently been released by the Imperial War Museum, has proved to be a beacon of…