The development of the SU-152 in 1942. At that time, most of the Soviet factories were dedicated to the production of the most…
The conversation surrounding the Allies’ replication of German technology during World War II often stirs up a mix of irritation and begrudging acknowledgment…
A Boeing P-26A fighter mounted in the 30 x 60 Full Scale Tunnel. Nicknamed the “Peashooter,” it was the first Army fighter to…
The Dornier Do X: The world’s largest ‘flying boat’ that could barely get off the ground, 1929-1933 The Dornier Do-X was the largest,…
The Northrop XB-35 stands as a testament to the audacious spirit of innovation that defined the aviation industry during the early 1940s. Developed…
A 106-year old Armenian woman protecting her home with an AKM, 1990. A 106-year-old Armenian woman sits in front of her home guarding…
“It was either a good line, or a bad one, and, whichever it was, I took it on my own responsibility….I took up…
Ludwig August Theodor Beck was the Third Reich’s most enigmatic and tragic senior general. As the first chief of the resurrected German Army…
Nobuo Fujita: The story of the only Japanese pilot to bomb mainland America, 1942 On 9 September 1942, though, something happened that had…
Test pilot George Aird ejected from his Lightning F1 aircraft, 1962 Test pilot George Aird ejected from his English Electric Lightning F1 aircraft…