Flying Fortress Second World War bomber visits Eugene, Oregon
A bit of Second World War flying history, a B-17 Flying Fortress, called the ‘Madra Maiden’ touched down March 6 at Eugene, Ore., as part…
Aces High Veteran Celebrating 100th Birthday Tells How His Life Was Spared By Two Luftwaffe Pilots in WWII
A Welsh Second World War Spitfire pilot has revealed how he reached his 100th birthday: his life was spared thanks to two German fighter pilots…
99-year-old World War Two Veteran gets a Flight in a B-17 for Birthday
Eugene Leonard served in the Marines and the Air Force. He joined the military in 1936, serving as a mechanic. He has lots of old…
Echo of Infamy – The Little Known Second Attack on Pearl Harbor, March 4, 1942
War History Online presents this Guest Article by Thomas D. Pilsch With great solemnity and reverence, America observed the 75th anniversary of the devastating December…
Bernie How – A flight engineer and an unsung hero of WW2
This is the story of Bernard Lesley How now known as ‘Bun’. Bernard was just 17 years and 11 months when he volunteered to joined…
Danish Student Finds WWII Plane Wreck During School Assignment
Daniel Kristensen, 14, lives in Birkelse, in northern Denmark. He was recently given a homework assignment to research World War II. His grandfather told him…
Three Ways Germany Weaponized Rockets in World War Two
Hitler and the Nazis were fans of new weapons technology. Germany had been at the forefront of aerial warfare and other important technologies in WWI.…
Unseen for 75 years: Luftwaffe bombing map found
A rare map used by the Luftwaffe during World War II to guide bombers to targets in London has been found 75 years after it…
James H. Howard: The Only Fighter Pilot over Europe Awarded The Medal of Honor
In WWII the battle in the skies over Europe could be described as a brutal conflict of attrition, luck, and in some cases inexplicable gallantry. Allied…
The Awesome B-54 Ultrafortress, Boeing’s Best Piston Prop Bomber That Failed To Ever Fly
War History Online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Hans Wiesman In this DAKOTA HUNTER Blog, you can read about the ultimate, most stretched version…
The Flying Tigers Bite Back (Watch)
When people think of America’s involvement in WWII, they remember the conflict in Europe, North Africa, and the Pacific but they also fought the Japanese…
Restoration of the Sturmovik ‘Flying Tank’ Plane happening in Arizona
On the 27th January 1944, the Red Army broke through the blockade around Leningrad and opened a passage to the besieged city. Supporting the ground…