Regional fault lines pass right under the Sierra de Naica Mountain. About 26 million years ago, magma started pushing its way toward the…
In real estate, it’s location, location, location. In aircraft, it’s timing, timing, timing. Some examples proving this aphorism include the Messerschmitt Me-262, Martin-Baker…
2100-year-old skull of Roman legionnaire pierced with a lance The skull of a Roman soldier who was killed in battle around 52 BC…
Photo: Julian Calder for Governor-General of New Zealand via Wikimedia Commons ( CC BY 4.0 ) (left); Bert Parry via Wikimedia Commons , Public…
Want an unusual camera that you can pretty much guarantee that no one around you has? A rare World War II German “gun…
Why is there a tiger instead of a manatee on my cereal box? And why is cereal sold in a box at all?…
By In August 1943, the USAAF’s 15 th Air Force began their vital strategic bombing campaign against the German oil refineries at Ploesti,…
By As the United States became embroiled in the war in Europe against the Axis, one of its earliest fronts was in the…
In the spring of 1928, after not participating in the Schneider Trophy contest for several years, the French Ministère de l’Air* (Air Ministry) set…
Since 10 April 1933, Italy had enjoyed ownership of the 3 km absolute world speed record for aircraft. Warrant Officer Francesco Agello set…
For the 1929 Schneider Trophy Contest, Italy fielded a number of different aircraft and engine combinations. The end result was that none of…
The rules of the Schneider Trophy Contest stated that any country that won the contest three consecutive times would retain permanent possession of…