Killed When Crash Landing His Damaged Bomber, Pilot Cyril Barton Managed To Save His Entire Crew
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…
The Catalina Photo Album – From Hans Wiesman
This Dakota Hunter Blog shows you some rare photos of the Consolidated Catalina PBY before, during and after WWII. The Seaplane was a contemporary of…
Amazing Story Of Heroism – JFK Was Awarded The Navy and Marine Corps Medal In WWII (Watch)
On a dark night in August of 1943, young Jack Kennedy is cruising silently through the waters of the South Pacific near the Solomon Islands…
The Crash of the only flyable Lockheed P-38 Lightning in Europe – July 15th 1996
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…
“A War Overlooked” – W. Martin, WWII Veteran Performed Anti-Submarine Service Aboard Planes in the Caribbean
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star…
The ‘Holy Grail of Military Aviation’ – The B-17 Swamp Ghost – Found After 68 Years In the Jungle (Watch)
The Agaimbo swamp is located in one of the most remote regions of Papua New Guinea. It is infested by malaria–carrying mosquitoes and huge crocodiles.…
Dunsfold Airfield Past And Future – History Society Preserves Aviation Heritage
Introduction Dunsfold Airfield offers an interesting history both in terms of World War II activities and post-War development of military aircraft that impacted greatly on…
The Battle of Midway: The Turning Point in the Pacific War
The Battle of Midway (3rd to 7th June 1942) was the single most decisive encounter in the Pacific theater of World War Two. A clash…
Amazing Dogfight, Mustang Versus Zero, Japanese Perspective
The film named ‘Eternal Zero’ is about a fictional Japanese pilot, Kyuzo Miyabe, and his career flying through the skies during World War 2. In…
Flying the Me 262 – Amazing Footage Of A Flyable Nazi Jet Fighter
There are very few aircraft in the history of aviation as unique and innovative as the Messerschmitt Me 262. This was created out of desperation.…
That Day The Serbs Did The Impossible & Shot Down An F-117 Nighthawk
The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk was a stealth fighter that was so advanced for its time that it remained a secret for a long time. What…
The Luftwaffe’s Trial Run – 1937 Bombing of Guernica
The Bombing of Guernica was one of the first aerial raids on defenseless civilians ever to happen. It occurred on April 26th, 1937, in the thick…