Big Engines and Even Bigger Guns – Britain’s Forgotten Whirlwind
Britain’s Forgotten Whirlwind Throughout World War 2, the Royal Air Force successfully developed many fighter aircraft to confront the feared[…]
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The U-2 Spy Plane That Got Lost in an Aurora and Almost Started WW3
U-2 Spy Plane At the peak of the Cuban Missile Crisis, U-2 pilot Charles W. Maultsby was flying near the[…]
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The Most Flawless WW2 Fighter Plane (Except for This One Thing)
WW2 Fighter Plane Despite Britain’s best efforts to keep the peace, on September 1, 1939, Adolf Hitler shocked the world[…]
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Famous American Aces Killed in Bizarre and Tragic Accidents
Bizarre and Tragic Accidents In this video, we look at seven legendary American fighter aces who would be killed in[…]
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The Story Behind the Tomb of the US Unknown Soldier
U.S. Army In the fall of 1921, the U.S. Army selected one unknown American soldier to be interred in the[…]
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The Sunken Mystery Of The Lost U-Boat 455 | U455
German U-boat U-455 is discovered off the coast of Italy A mysterious lost WWII submarine, German U-boat U-455 is discovered[…]
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A Bizarre Fat Airplane that changed Military Aviation Forever
Bizarre Fat Airplane The early 1930s saw the most extravagant aircraft with unique shapes and sizes as part of a[…]
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Why this Army’s Wounds Glowed Green
Military History The Battle of Shiloh in 1862 was one of the bloodiest engagements of the Civil War. And even[…]
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The Shortest Lived Mega Bomber You Never Heard Of – Convair YB-60
Convair YB-60 For all its success after World War 2, the Convair B-36 Peacemaker strategic bomber was still a piston-engined[…]
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The Secret Nazi Stealth Bomber that Almost Changed WW2 – Horten Ho 229
Nazi Stealth Bomber It was April of 1945, and Germany was in flames. The bombing raids had decimated the cities,[…]
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