Russia’s Aviarestoration has restored an Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik.
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Piloted V-1 Flying Bomb Restored
A German expert has restored a piloted version of the V-1 rocket.
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Yak Sets Speed Record
Reno racer Will Whiteside has set a world speed record in a Romanian-built Yak-3U.
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Storied C-130E Goes to USAF Museum
The Hercules suffered a close call during the Siege of An Loc in 1972.
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Daily Quiz for January 19, 2012
This American Revolutionary War battle, fought near Boston Harbor in 1775 was a Pyrrhic victory for the British.
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Arsenal | EC-121 Warning Star
Based on the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, the EC-121 Warning Star carried the long-range and height-finding radars required to provide coverage and warning to U.S. aircraft operating over North Vietnam
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Daily Quiz for January 18, 2012
At the beginning of World War I this German U-boat sank three British Cressy-class armored cruisers in a single day, killing 1459 British sailors.
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Triumph of the Will? Japan After 1853
Last week we asked the Japanese army a somewhat sarcastic question: What were you […]
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American Experience: Custer’s Last Stand – Television Review
Stephen Ives’ “Custer’s Last Stand” on American Experience is more concerned with exploring the myth of Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn than in presenting a blow-by-blow description.
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Daily Quiz for January 17, 2012
This Prussian general’s army arrived late in the day to turn the tide of the Battle of Waterloo.