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This Was The Biggest Planned Explosion In Warfare Before Hiroshima
By Oliver Parken / Updated Dec 9, 2022
The V-2 Rocket: Changing The Trajectory Of Warfare
By Dr. Charlie Hall / Updated Nov 21, 2022
B-17 In Horrific Mid-Air Collision At Dallas Airshow (Updated)
By Stetson Payne / Updated Nov 12, 2022
This Quad Minigun-Armed WWII Turret Spewing Rounds Is Metal As Hell
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Oct 25, 2022
Why The Legacy Of Robin Olds Lives On In Today’s Fighter Pilots
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jul 14, 2022
Sunken Ship Locations Could Be Kept Secret By The Military If Amendment Passes
By Emma Helfrich / Updated Jun 22, 2022
Flying Boats Flew Japan’s Little-Known Follow-On Raid On Pearl Harbor
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Dec 8, 2021
The B-17 Bomber’s Combat Debut 80 Years Ago Today Was A Fiasco
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jul 9, 2021
Yes, The U.S. Navy Also Took The Spitfire Into Battle During World War II
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Mar 5, 2021
Royal Air Force Turned A Torpedo Bomber Into A Flying Flamethrower During World War II
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jan 20, 2021
The Tale Of A World War II British Submarine That Shot Down An Enemy Plane With A Torpedo
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Dec 29, 2020
Chuck Yeager’s Amazing Life Told Through The Airplanes He Flew
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Dec 9, 2020
The British Had A Plan To Drop Anthrax Laced Cattle Feed Over Germany In 1942
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Nov 27, 2020
You Can Buy The World’s Only Flyable P-82 Twin Mustang For $12,000,000
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Nov 27, 2020
Watch The Biggest Unexploded World War Two Bomb Ever Found in Poland Blow Up
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Nov 13, 2020
Rogoway’s Reviews: Christopher Nolan’s War Epic Dunkirk
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Jul 5, 2020
The Crazy Aircraft Carrier Hangar Catapults Of World War II
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Jul 5, 2020
This Shot Is an Example of Veterans’ Unique Dedication to Dedication
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Jul 3, 2020
Pour Out an Iced Tea for Bob Hoover
By Chris Cantle / Updated Jul 2, 2020
Stan Lee Fought The Nazis As A U.S. Army Playwright During WWII
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 1, 2019
Watch This Haunting Video Of Gunner Being Buried At Sea In Badly Damaged Torpedo Bomber
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Dec 1, 2019
Arguably The Most Earth-Shattering Text Message Of All Time Was Sent 77 Years Ago Today
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Dec 1, 2019
This Haunting WWII Photo Sums Up Our Veterans’ Perseverance And Sacrifice
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Dec 1, 2019
The USAF Is Rebuilding World War II-Era 40mm Shells for its AC-130U Gunships
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jun 29, 2019
WWII Vintage USS Oak Ridge Is Being Auctioned Off, Maybe The Navy Should Buy It Back
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Sep 6, 2018
Use Of Raider Moniker For Modern Special Ops Marines Was Hotly Contested Internally
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jun 5, 2018
There Is A Magical Place Called Bomber Camp Where B-17s And B-24s Still Drop Bombs
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Jun 5, 2018
These Sneaky Russian Snipers’ Scopes Are Anything But Stealthy
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Jul 15, 2016