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This P-47 Will Once Again Take to the Skies
The chubby fighter was recovered from Papua New Guinea, where it had been abandoned by the Army Air Forces in September 1944.
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These WWII British Bombs Were So Powerful They Were Named ‘Earthquake’
They were intended to take out U-boat pens, V-2 launch sites, dams and other tough targets
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What Does a Two-Headed, Venom-Spitting Snake Have to Do With WWII?
What’s the story behind the bizarre snake on this patch?
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Presidential Inspection
President Calvin Coolidge inspects the cockpit of a de Havilland DH-4B at Bolling Field […]
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How a Boer Hunter Tracked an Elusive German Cruiser
At the outset of World War I Royal Navy ships off East Africa spent months tracking the German light cruiser, but it took a big-game hunter to finally bring down the elusive warship.
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World War II’s Desert Victory At El Alamein—In Stamps
The Isle of Man Post Office took an innovative approach to commemorating those who fought in the desert war.
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Few Red Tails Remain: Tuskegee Airman Dies at 96
“While I was in training, my motivation was to get these wings and I wear them today proudly,” the airman recalled in 2015.
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Meet America’s Highest Scoring Living Fighter Ace
Storied triple ace Bud Anderson, 100, explains how the P-51 Mustang “saved the world.”
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Where No Seaplane Had Gone Before
The title given by the Library of Congress to this image is simply “Amphibious […]