Under British military escort, two German Luftwaffe crewmen, an Unteroffizier (Subordinate Officer, or Corporal) and an Oberleutnant (the highest-ranking Lieutenant Officer) who bailed out over the English countryside and were…
The H225M (previously known as EC 725) medium-sized (11t), twin-engine helicopter is a member of the Cougar helicopter family developed by Eurocopter. The helicopter has been developed in the milit…
A new form of bounding mine has been developed and tested by the Finnish Defense Forces. The device is set to replace current land mines, which are prohibited by the Ottawa Treaty of 2011.
A decade after World War Two, Canada built a jet which pushed technology to its limits. But its demise showed why smaller nations found it difficult to compete in the Jet Age.
Xian JH-7 or Jian Hong-7 is a twin engine, lightweight fighter bomber aircraft designed and manufactured by Xian Aircraft Industry Corporation, China to meet the requirements of People’s Libe…
Britishbattles.com presents The Battle of Omdurman in Sudan the victory that conquered the Sudan and made Kitchener a national hero
The A-36 Apache dive bomber went by the nicknames "Mustang" and "Invader." It was basically a P-51 Mustang with the ability to dive. The A-36 could be
"Let women fly!" Remembering history's first female aviators
Welcome to Hell Week our adapted version of the Navy SEAL's physical conditioning programme. Designed to push you to your limits!!
A series of sleek exotic fighter aircraft concepts were explored between 1970 and 1982 in the US. With the fabulous good looks of a fictional spaceship, these Cold War studies were extremely lightw…
They're environmentally damaging, and can be frighteningly lethal – by accident, or by design. But they are also things of beauty. Here are 10 of the best examples of aeronautical artistry in history.
On 14 October 1962, a US air force plane captured photographic proof of Soviet missile bases under construction in Cuba, setting in train the crisis which brought the US and the Soviet Union close to nuclear war
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TSR-2: The Untold Story is a fascinating documentary about an aircraft that almost no one outside the world of aviation-history-geekage has heard of. It
The Third Reich's scientists had an alarming tendency to think outside the box and come up with lethal technological innovations. More alarming yet was their ability to quickly transform their sinister brainstorms into practical designs, then rush them through production and get them into the hands of the German military.…
The strangest aircraft ever produced. See what NASA, military and non-military aircraft made the list of the most bizarre in history.
My second wee ’40s-inspired Style Snapshot comes from a blink-and-you-miss-it moment in that 1945 classic, Brief Encounter. For most the film, the main character (played by Celia Johnson) wea…
Celebrating the aircraft designed and built on Long Island, along with other planes I think are beautiful. Like Corsairs? check out my side blog at fortheloveofcorsairs.tumblr.com.
The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells; And bugles calling for them from sad shires....Nothing captures the horror and carnage of the First World war half so well as the poetry and paintings of those who experienced it....
Sotakuvien värittäminen on pikkutarkkaa työtä. Kahden harrastajan mukaan palkitsevinta on nähdä valmis kuva ”eloon heränneenä”.
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We found some amazing color photographs of aircraft in World War II. They were all taken in 1942 and recently released by the Library of Congress in
EXCLUSIVE: The photographs show three Typhoons flying over the Falkland Islands, pilots training over airspace, performing in display formations and the BAE Striker helmet.
Like all other examples of camouflage, aircraft patterns vary widely between countries, aircraft, and historical period.
Learn how to treat your girlfriend right by looking at a case study from WWII.
Portraits of the young fliers, from many nations, who helped save England during the Battle of Britain.
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The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, canard-delta wing, multirole fighter. The Typhoon was designed and is manufactured by a consortium of three companies; Alenia Aermacchi, Airbus Group and B…
The US Coast Guard is often not the first branch one thinks of when considering joining the US Military. With that said, they do play a vital role in our nation's security. Just like the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines, the Coast Guard has height and weight standards that must be met by anyone
The KF-21 Boramae has just made its maiden flight. The first prototype of the KF-21 Boramae (Korean for “Hawk”), the next-generation fighter developed by
