RB-1 Conestoga: A Cargo Plane Built for the Aluminum Apocalypse That Never Happened
6 Oct 2023, 13:05 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Even 80 years after its historic first flight, the sole surviving RB-1's stainless steel body remains relatively free of rust.
Ferrari in the Sky: The Story of the Italian Biplane That Flew Circles Around Spitfires
4 May 2023, 02:22 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In many ways, the CR.42 Falco was the kind of fighter plane that only the Italians could build. It embraced the principles of low curb weight and big power
This Japanese Ship Sank With Thousands of Allied POWs Aboard, Just Rediscovered
26 Apr 2023, 00:51 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As astonishing a discovery as this wreck may be, the Montevideo Maru is just one of over 3,800 Allied and Axis ships lost in the Pacific During World War II
Alaskan Junkyard Is Loaded With Classic Trucks, Rare Military Haulers Included
11 Oct 2022, 16:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / If you're a fan of 6x6 military beasts like the GMC CCKW and the Studebaker US6, you'll see quite a few of them. And they appear to be in great shape
Military Flight Sim IL-2 Sturmovik Takes Players to the Skies Above the Normandy
6 Oct 2022, 09:18 UTC · By: Cosmin Vasile / The next expansion for the legendary military flight sim brings 10 new aircraft to the series, a brand-new map, as well as new mission and airfield types
Here's Why the Germans Never Used Their Only Aircraft Carrier in Combat During WWII
13 Aug 2022, 14:33 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Being more or less a complete product of post-WWI warfare, the Germans were all but barred from building carriers while other countries built vast fleets
Here's why the Jeep Brand Has a Special Place in the Hearts of Americans
19 Jul 2022, 15:31 UTC · By: Camelia Bistrae / Jeep was born precisely from this principle of "stronger together," supporting the back of the US military in World War II
M5 Stuart Light Tank Looks Ready for Battle in New York Parking Lot, Is a WWII Vet Itself
25 May 2022, 22:38 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The first thing to greet you as you pull up to the front gate is a Vietnam-era Bell AH-1G Cobra attack helicopter that you can spot across the street.
Military 1943 Autocar Half-Track Brings World War II Vibes to Your Suburb
18 May 2022, 13:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 1943 Autocar Half-Track pops up for sale, someone is willing to pay $37,000 for this undocumented piece of World War II history
Vintage Fighter Aircraft in Missing Man Formation Is the Proper Nod to Those Lost in WWII
9 May 2022, 07:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Four historic fighter aircraft are seen here flying a Missing Man formation in honor of the Doolittle Raiders, significance can be expanded to all lost in WWII
B-24 Liberator, the Bomber That Helped Win WWII
2 May 2022, 08:05 UTC · By: Andrew Nabors / The B-24 Liberator came to be in 1939 with a new design in the world of bombers, came with a retractable machine gun turret
Republic XP-72 "Superbolt": The P-47's Thunderbolt's Little Known Crescendo
1 Apr 2022, 22:37 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The XP-72 was, for all intents and purposes, the ultimate evolution of the mighty Republic Thunderbolt, one of the toughest, deadliest piston-fighters.
Here's the Boeing B-17 "Sentimental Journey" Sitting Pretty in a Hangar
8 Feb 2022, 13:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It was never flown into battle, but "Sentimental Journey" still gets airborne regularly almost 80 years since it left the assembly line
How Would You Hide Warplanes? Boeing Built a Whole Neighborhood!
4 Feb 2022, 08:12 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Creativity in times of belligerence is something that can guarantee a win. Boeing did exactly that. And created a neighborhood in the process
Spotlight USA: Here's Proof You Don't Just Cold Start Classic Warplanes, You Wake Them Up
19 Dec 2021, 08:58 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Welcome to the Air Heritage Museum, on the grounds of the Beaver County Municipal Airport in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.
95-Year-Old WWII Vet Gets Front Line Honor on the 2022 Corvette “Battlefield”
12 Oct 2021, 12:38 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / According to wnky.com News 40, the World War II veteran got a surprising bump up the seemingly never-ending C8 Chevy Corvette waiting list for obvious reasons
Skull Bangers A-10 Warthog Looks Majestic in the Colors of WWII Tank Killers
2 Jun 2021, 08:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This A-10 Thunderbolt II was painted in World War II colors to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the 190th Fighter Squadron
See the Jeep Gladiator and Wrangler Take Drives on the Deck of the USS Hornet
30 Jul 2019, 09:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Jeep takes visitors to the USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum for a spin on the flight deck behind the wheel of the new Gladiator
British Army Will Deploy Inflatable Tanks to Fool the Enemy
25 Jun 2018, 14:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Study of urban warfare finds that the British army is lacking in mass, needs to make up with a boost in “deception capability”
War Machines: Red Army Tanks
23 Jun 2018, 12:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Russia was the nation that produced the most tanks during World War II, far exceeding in size the number of German Panzers.