A WWII Icon: How Effective Was The P-38 Lightning?
"Upon its official introduction in 1940, the P-38 was capable of climbing to 3,300 feet in a single minute and reaching 400 ...
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Contract awarded to replace bridge named for Jackson County airman
A $6 million project to replace an aging bridge named after a World War II airman from Jackson County is among 18 ...
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The Dramatic Rescue of the Citizen Sailors Who Patrolled the Atlantic Coast Looking for Nazi U-Boats
During World War II, the crew of the Zaida were among the everyday Americans who risked their lives watching out for enemy ...
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Today in Aviation History: First flight of the Vought SB2U Vindicator
On this day in aviation history, the Vought SB2U Vindicator, one of the first American monoplane dive bombers, made its first ...
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'Secret Weapons' goes over well; WWII vet Casey Bukowski to be a special guest next week
One-hundred-year-old World War II veteran Casey Bukowski will speak at 10 a.m. next Monday at the Kenan Center’s Taylor ...
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The quaint Essex village an 'idyllic' place to live and a once very important airfield
Today, Earls Colne Airfield is a general aviation aerodrome. It is also home to the Essex Air Ambulance. In March, Earls Colne Heritage Museum is holding many different events speaking about the ...
Berry Tramel: Long-forgotten Tulsa quarterback Tommy Thompson was a Philadelphia icon
Thompson quarterbacked the Eagles to two NFL championships, equal to the number of all other Philly quarterbacks combined.
Russia ‘getting what it deserves,’ Ukraine says, after launching counterattack in border region
Ukraine has launched a counterattack in the southern Russian border region of Kursk, warning that Russia is “getting what it ...
Nagasaki bomb survivor Shigemi Fukahori dies aged 93 after revealing ‘skin melting’ horror of nuke blast that ended WW2
A NAGASAKI World War Two bombing survivor – who devoted his life to campaigning against nuclear weapons – has died aged 93.
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Best Games Based On World War 1
Few games truly captured the impact and importance of the first World War, but these titles managed to do the oft-forgotten ...
How Strategic Air Force Bases Anchor American Air Power In The Pacific
This article will take a look at the utility of US main operating bases and the USAF strategy in the Indo-Pacific.
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Russia Deploys Top General to Kursk as Ukrainian Forces Press Offensive
Western and Ukrainian sources suggest that more than 10,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to support Russian forces.