Swiss Bunkers take on a new lease on life
Switzerland that famously neutral country, situated slap-bang in the middle of Europe, has not fought a war in over two hundred years. This fact has…
Medals from World War I and II Found in Riverbank, Returned to Family
Two people picking up litter found a cash box along the River Loddon in Berkshire, England. They found something that usually belongs in a museum…
Tailwind pushed WW2 vintage Stearman into ditch, snarling Texas airport traffic
On April 3rd, a retired Marine, who was flying the classic biplane, had landed safely at the David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport in Spring, Texas,…
Museum to Recover Halifax Bomber HR871 Found in Sweden
A Halifax HR871 bomber that crashed off the coast of Sweden in World War II will be recovered this summer if the weather holds. The…
Top 10 U.S. Fighter Aces of World War II
Here are the top ten American aces based on their recorded kills or enemy planes that they shot down. 10 – Robert M. Hanson As…
95-Year-Old Sobibor Concentration Camp Survivor Dies
Jules Schelvis, on of the last Dutch survivors of Sobibor, one of three Nazi death camps in occupied Poland, has passed away at age 95.…
Nazi war criminals must be punished
Inevitably as time passes, more and more of the men and women that were alive at the time of World War II, will pass on…
A World War II patrol torpedo boat is undergoing restoration to return it to its former glory
The PT-305 was bought by the National World War II museum, which plans to fully restore it with a view toward getting it back on…
Lawmakers Join Fight to Have Women Pilots Interred in Arlingtion
U.S. lawmakers met to decry a U.S. Army decision to forbid women pilots from World War II to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. The…
ex-Paratrooper’s Purple Heart Sold in Goodwill – Returned to Family
A Purple Heart medal awarded during World War II was sold for $4.99 at a Goodwill store in Arizona. The medal will be returned to…
Veterans Reliving WWII history through the restoration of PT-305
U.S. Navy Torpedoman 1st Class James Nerison was part of the PT-305 crew when they had an encounter with a World War II enemy, that…
Scotland’s National Museum of Flight to Open after Redevelopment
After a £3.6 million redevelopment of two World War II hangars, the National Museum of Flight will display more than 30 aircraft, including a Spitfire.…