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This 1943 GMC CCKW Survivor Was Used To Refuel B-17 Bombers in WW2, It Still Runs
This 1943 GMC CCKW Survivor Was Used To Refuel B-17 Bombers in WW2, It Still Runs

7 Aug 2023, 12:48 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Willys MB may be the most iconic light military vehicle, but when it comes to heavy-duty trucks, the GMC CCKW takes the spotlight.

 
Spitfire on a 20-Feet Stick Honors Unskilled Young Civilians Who Made War Planes
Spitfire on a 20-Feet Stick Honors Unskilled Young Civilians Who Made War Planes

26 Jul 2021, 09:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Of the 20,000 Supermarine Spitfires made during the war, 10 percent come from a secret factory in Salisbury crewed by unskilled young Brits

 
1943 Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk Shark Squadron Tribute Looks Ready to Bite
1943 Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk Shark Squadron Tribute Looks Ready to Bite

2 Jan 2021, 09:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 1943 Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk wrapped in the livery of the British 112 Shark Squadron is presently for sale for $1,795,000

 
This 1945 Supermarine Spitfire Was Late to the War, Still Looks Ready to Fight
This 1945 Supermarine Spitfire Was Late to the War, Still Looks Ready to Fight

22 Nov 2020, 08:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 1945 Supermarine Spitfire was instrumental in keeping the Luftwaffe at bay during the Battle of Britain, and one of the most important RAF fighters

 
Churchill's Daimler DB18 Drophead Coupe Goes Under the Hammer. Again.
Churchill's Daimler DB18 Drophead Coupe Goes Under the Hammer. Again.

31 Jan 2018, 12:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Winston Churchill's Daimler DB18 Drophead Coupe, sole model of its kind, to be sold at The London Classic Car Show auction 15-18 February

 
Fisherman Spends 3 Years to Create Impressive 24-Foot Long LEGO USS Missouri
Fisherman Spends 3 Years to Create Impressive 24-Foot Long LEGO USS Missouri

29 Aug 2015, 18:43 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The great part about the legendary US Missouri battleship is not just the fact it's one of the biggest of the age, but that it was the place where WW2 ended

 
Meet the Soviet Supersonic Aircraft TU-144, the Result of the Cold War’s Competition
Meet the Soviet Supersonic Aircraft TU-144, the Result of the Cold War’s Competition

6 Jun 2014, 12:39 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / While the French and British were working together to create the Concorde, the Soviets had their own version of the supersonic aircraft, called Tu-144. In total, the Russian made sixteen aircra...