The Northrop Tacit Blue Was One of the Most Unstable Aircraft to Ever Take to the Skies

Several unusual aircraft have been developed over the years (just look at the McDonnell XF-85 Goblin ), but few were as unique in…

The Jet Fighter Pilots Were Afraid to Fly – Vought F7U Cutlass

The Vought F7U Cutlass was a carrier-based aircraft that served with the US Navy between 1951-59. Developed with the use of German research…

This Inflatable Aircraft Was Meant to Save Downed Pilots – It Took One Out Instead

During the 1950s, Goodyear became more involved with the US military, trying its hand at creating an aircraft that was compact enough to…

The Accident-Prone Medium Bomber That Went On to Become One of the Most Successfull of WWII – B-26 Marauder

The Martin B-26 Marauder was an American twin-engine medium bomber that saw service during World War II. Taking part in action in all…

Victory Markings Were Used By Pilots During WWII to Show Wins Against the Enemy

It’s undeniable that aerial combat played a pivotal role in shaping the outcome of numerous battles during World War II . The skies…

The Arizona Desert is Home to the World’s Largest Aircraft Boneyard

Military enthusiasts and aviation fans alike often marvel at aircraft boneyards, and the largest one in the world is located in the southwestern…

The Night of Broken Glass, Never to Be Forgotten

Top Photo: Vandalized storefront of a shop in Berlin owned by Jews, November 1938. National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD. Kristallnacht, or…

These are the Soviet drone tanks of World War II

When the Red Army crossed the border into Finland in 1939, along with them came a battalion of remote-controlled tanks, controlled by another…

Why making a cup of tea in a British Tank isn’t all that silly?

Perhaps even more so than the queen, dry humor, and flavorless foods, Brits love their tea. There’s nothing more stereotypically British than tea.…

Autopsy of a German tank killed in World War I combat

Germany only produced one kind of tank in World War I, and only one example of it still survives. Recently, Australian historians worked…

Germany’s Puma is a 40-ton death machine.

Germany introduced the world to the concept of blitzkrieg . One of the key elements to this strategy is to have a force…

More Planes were Destroyed in WW2 than Currently Exist on Earth Today

During the tumultuous years of World War II , the skies witnessed a staggering number of aircraft engaged in combat, training exercises, and…