WWI was not the first time that planes fought against each other. It happened a year earlier, during the Mexican civil war. WWI, however, saw the creation
These rare colourised photographs show the pilots in British and American aircraft that helped defeat Nazi Germany- and the Luftwaffe planes who tried...
Rosie the Riveter IRL: Meet the women who built WWII planes
Alfred Palmer's color photographs for the US Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information speak with a loud, bold, clear and consistent voice. They say: 'Heroes.'
Rosie the Riveter IRL: Meet the women who built WWII planes
About 1,100 young women flew military aircraft stateside during World War II as part of a program called Women Airforce Service Pilots — WASP for short. These civilian volunteers ferried and tested planes so male pilots could head to combat duty. The groundbreaking program lasted only two years and nearly fell through the cracks of history.
It is no secret that the bulk of Ivanka Trump's merchandise comes from China. But just which Chinese companies manufacture and export her clothes is more secret than ever.
World War I was the first major conflict to see widespread use of powered aircraft -- invented barely more than a decade before the fighting began. Airplanes, along with kites, tethered balloons, and zeppelins gave all major armies a new tactical platform to observe and attack enemy forces from above.
Rosie the Riveter IRL: Meet the women who built WWII planes
In September 1943, Hitler sent SS commandoes to rescue his ally Mussolini from the new Italian government. For the man leading the raid, Otto Skorzeny,
Following the Tokyo Raid, the crews of two planes remained unaccounted for. On Aug. 15, 1942, it was learned from the Swiss consulate general in Shanghai that the Japanese had eight American flyers at
A letter from a WWI British airman telling his family and superiors that he was alright was bravely dropped over Allied lines by the German Ace who shot him down - risking his life to make sure the letter (inset) was delivered.
German World War I air-ace von Richthofen, the Red Baron, recovering from head injuries, with a nurse in the hospital grounds.
Preparing for Battle, Badass World War I Pilots Said 'Cheese'
The following is a list of some of the more notorious air travel tragedies we've seen, from the book Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Attack of the Factoids.Wreckage of Baron von Richthofen's Fokker triplane.THE RED BARON When: 1918 Where: Vaux-sur-Somme, France The bane of Allied aircraft, Manfred “the Red Baron” von Richthofen was a flying ace credited with at least 80 air-combat victories during World War I. But he who lives by the warplane will likely die by the warplane. Richthofen&rsq...
Members of the 588th Night Bomber Regiment decorated their planes with flowers ... and dropped 23,000 tons of bombs.
For 64 years their extraordinary bravery in World War Two has gone unrecognised.
1 - 21 are standard land-based bombers. 22 - 30 are carrier-based bombers. 31 and 32 are variations of other aircraft designed specifically for...
Rosie the Riveter IRL: Meet the women who built WWII planes
A uniform claimed to have belonged to Nazi Hermann Goering should be burned and not sold, say Jewish leaders.
Part 8 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War II
Battle of Władypol was an armed engagement between Poland and the Soviet Union during the Nazi German and Soviet invasion of Poland. It took place on 27 September 1939 near the town of Sambor. It was among the last cavalry battles of 1939 and one of the last large-scale battles in Central Poland. It was won by the Red Army.
No correspondence. A junior officer and NCO from an unidentified Feldartillerie regiment modelling what appears some kind of portable sound locating apparatus. One can't help but automatically jump to the conclusion that these fellows must belong to an anti-aircraft battery, which would explain the sound-detection gear, but the AA role was performed by the Air Service, not the artillery. Another mystery for the files.
Rosie the Riveter IRL: Meet the women who built WWII planes
World War I was the first major conflict to see widespread use of powered aircraft -- invented barely more than a decade before the fighting began. Airplanes, along with kites, tethered balloons, and zeppelins gave all major armies a new tactical platform to observe and attack enemy forces from above.
One of America's greatest aviation heroes has died, reports Yahoo.
The Sopwith Aviation Company was one of the most important manufacturers of fighter planes in the First World War. The company created some of Britain’s
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Rosie the Riveter IRL: Meet the women who built WWII planes
Part 4 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War II
Daniel Rom Kristiansen, 14, found the German Messerschmitt plane, and its pilot, after he searched the field as part of a homework project.
The invasion of Poland on September 1st, 1939 marked the beginning of the Second World War. Polish people had a long history of occupation and had only
Since ancient Greece, railways have been used to move people and cargo. Learn about the technology of trains—from early beginnings to the Hyperloop.
Rosie the Riveter IRL: Meet the women who built WWII planes
On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the United States, bombing warships and military targets in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
1. Alexander the Great was embalmed in a coffin filled with honey.
Sir John Lavery 1856-1941 Ierland
Officers of the Imperial German Flying Corps are seen smoking cigars and having a good old knees up in their mess in rare pictures from WWI.
