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Watson’s Whizzers – Saving the Me-262
After WWII, “Watson’s Whizzers” returned a handful of German Me-262s to the air, ushering in the U.S. jet age.
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First use of the anti-aircraft gun?
Do you know what year and where the first use of the anti-aircraft gun […]
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Book Review: China’s Wings by Gregory Crouch
CHINA’S WINGS War, Intrigue, Romance, and Adventure in the Middle Kingdom During the Golden […]
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Let There Be Light: Admiral Mitscher’s Decision
The most harrowing moments of the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot came after the battle. Plus: enter to win a copy of the Wehrmacht Retreats.
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My War – Bud Willis
On a Huey gunship escort for a deep recon mission in Laos, Willis found out that a dead comrade had been left behind
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de Havilland Mosquito to Buzz Again
New Zealander Glyn Powell is building what will be the only airworthy de Havilland Mosquito.
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Missing CNAC C-47 Located
The crash site of China National Aviation Corporation C-47 No. 60 has been discovered in China’s rugged Yunnan Province.
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Truman Smith: The American Who Saw Hitler Coming
Military attaché Truman Smith was the first American diplomat to meet a local agitator in Munich named Adolf Hitler, and among the first to warn of Germany’s military resurgence. His reports were timely, prescient—and largely ignored.
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Payback for Pearl
Doolittle’s Raiders avenged Pearl Harbor by hitting the Japanese where they least expected it—at home