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Mystery Ship: Can you Identify this late-1930s attack aircraft?

by Jon Guttman11/3/20152/13/2023

Can you Identify this late-1930s attack aircraft? Click Here for the answer.

Posted inWeapons & Gear Manual

Mystery Ship: Can you Identify this late-1930s attack aircraft?

by Jon Guttman11/3/20152/13/2023

With its expansive “greenhouse” canopy, the Vultee V-11 attack bomber looked great but wasn’t […]

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Which States Referred to Slavery in Their Cause of Secession?

by Mr. History11/3/201512/28/2023

Which Southern states included slavery among their reasons for seceding from the Union?

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These 10 great aerial rescues demonstrate that aircraft serve a far nobler purpose than hauling passengers and cargo or dealing death from the skies

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When is an aerial rescue not worth the effort? At some point the U.S. […]

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Airfix of England’s 1/72nd scale B-24J/Mk.VI Liberator kit was first released in 1963. While […]

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Did Betsy Ross Ever Own the ‘Betsy Ross House’ in Philadelphia?

by Mr. History10/29/201510/19/2016

Did Betsy Ross ever actually own what is known today as the “Betsy Ross House” in Philadelphia?

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MHQ Review: Jacksonland, by Steve Inskeep

by ehoward10/28/201510/19/2016

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by ehoward10/28/201510/19/2016

Ehlers explores how the coordination of airpower with ground and sea power brought the Allies a resounding series of victories in the Mediterranean.

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