planes | War History

Insane Gulf War Footage Of An F-16 Dodging SAM Missiles Over Iraq

Joris Nieuwint

Amazing video of F-16, callsign Stroke 3, dodging six SAM launches during Desert Storm. The Gulf War which lasted from 2 August 1990 to 28…

The Idea Of The ‘Panic Button’ Originated With American Pilots In The Korean War

William M. Guinther was a 23-year-old Air Force Lieutenant who, on March 12, 1950, found himself in a predicament.  Shortly after taking off from Otis…

American WWII Veteran Gets To Ride In A B-29

Ed Gray, 98, is a World War II veteran from Dallas who served as a fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater.  He was a First…

Three Amazing Stories Of Humanity And Compassion From Throughout The Second World War

Even during WWII, one of the largest and most deadly conflicts in recent history, there were moments of humanity and compassion. Here are three of these…

This P-51 Mustang Restoration Wasn’t Complete Without Operational .50cal Machine Guns (Watch)

Check out this video of the restored P-51 Mustang Twilight Tear – testing the fully operational .50 caliber machine guns! The aircraft is owned by Ron…

Beautiful and Awesome Sound of the WW2 Lancaster Bomber, Taking Off And Coming In To Land (Watch)

The PA474 Lancaster Bomber is one of the most well-known aircraft used by the Royal Air Force in World War II. It first saw active…

Pilot’s-Eye View Of The Awesome WW2 B-17 “Aluminum Overcast” During Takeoff (Watch)

This video footage allows you to experience first-hand the takeoff of Aluminum Overcast, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress as it departs from Arlington Municipal Airport.…

Amazing Drone Footage Of Abandoned WWII Airbase – Used By The Germans And The Russians (Watch)

Take a look at this great drone footage of the Sperenberg Airfield. The military complex, constructed originally for the Prussian Army, was adapted for rocket…

Amazing – The P-38 Lightning, A Classic WW2 Fighter, Takes To The Sky Once Again (Watch)

Up in the sky, it’s a man, It’s a plane, it’s a man in a plane, it’s Flash Fahey! Come along inside and outside the cockpit…

Rockies Air And Space Museum Hosts 15 Honored American WWII Flying Aces

There were 1,500 pilots awarded the title American Fighter Ace in World War II. There are only 70 of those men are still alive today.…

Meet the Supermarine Spitfires – THE British Fighter of WWII

In early September of 2016, the Imperial War Museum presented an airshow at Duxford, U.K. to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the formation of the…

The “Forgotten Blitz” In WW2 That Left Hundreds Dead And Thousands Homeless

Sarah Cooper

During World War Two, Britain found itself facing the threat of air raids. German bomber planes would fly above cities and attempt to destroy factories contributing…