The Fairey Swordfish was a biplane torpedo bomber, nicknamed “Stringbag,” that primarily served with the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the British Royal…
The Hughes XF-11 was a prototype reconnaissance aircraft intended to be operated by the US Army Air Forces (USAAF). It was partially designed…
In January 1964, a Boeing B-52H Stratofortress embarked on an eight-hour flight load survey to test buffeting turbulence effects at low-levels. When this…
The American Medium Bomber That Jimmy Doolittle Used to Attack the Japanese Mainland – B-25 Mitchell
The North American B-25 Mitchell was an American twin-engine medium bomber that saw service throughout the Second World War. Flying in all theaters…
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is one of the most iconic aircraft to ever be operated by the US Navy, with it serving as…
The popular Tom Cruise movie Top Gun debuted in theaters in 1986, and features Cruise and his co-stars attending the US Navy’s TOPGUN…
Within the world of military aviation and popular culture, few fictional aircraft have captured the imagination quite like the MiG-28. Despite not really…
Muhammad Ali knocks out Cleveland Williams, 1966 A dramatic overhead shot by Neil Leifer, generally regarded as one of the greatest sporting images…
Two black American soldiers with special artillery ammo for Hitler. Photo was taken on March 10, 1945, during the Battle of Remagen. The…
The Kiss of Life, 1967. (Photo by Rocco Morabito). Taken in 1967 by Rocco Morabito, this photo called “The Kiss of Life” shows a utility worker…
The five boys who came to illustrate the class divide of pre-war Britain, 1937. “Toffs and Toughs” is a 1937 photograph of five boys:…
PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul, 1944 This young crewman of a US Navy “Dumbo” PBY rescue mission has just jumped into the…