Unexploded WWII bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel to London and trains to northern France
Eurostar trains to London and all trains heading to northern France were brought to a halt Friday following the discovery of ...
This 104-year-old World War II veteran is guaranteed to make you smile
WCCO's Reg Chapman introduces us to Don Tietz, a 104-year-old World War II veteran, who's zest for life hasn't dropped below ...
Found And Explained on MSN2d
Why did the US Airforce cancel its first fighter jet?
During World War II, the US rushed to develop its first jet-powered fighter, the Bell P-59 Airacomet, in an effort to counter Germany’s Me 262. Despite its historic significance, the aircraft never ...
Military Aviation History on MSN2d
Classic Hornet In Australian Service
Australia's Tactical Fighter Force project to select a replacement for the RAAF’s Mirage fighter was a significant one, not ...
Interesting Engineering3d
Broken arrows: The hidden secret behind America’s missing nuclear weapons
Over the years, numerous nuclear weapons have been lost in the US, which have earned the ominous designation of 'Broken ...
Mirage News3d
NACA Test Pilot Poses With Plane
NASA In this 1957 photo, George Cooper, a test pilot for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, or NACA, stands ...
Warbirds #396 | Two Vampires, a Neptune and a DC-3
Warbirds, classic aircraft, museum and airshow news. This month, two Vampires get a touch-up, while HARS runs the engine on a ...
The Aviationist4d
The Initial Aerial Victories of the Axis and Allies in World War II
In the opening hours of World War II, in the early morning skies over Poland, both the Axis and the Allied side had aerial ...
The National Interest6d
Hawker Sea Fury: The Royal Navy’s Last Prop-Driven Fighter Plane
To be more specific, the Sea Fury’s maiden flight took place on February 21, 1945. However, it didn’t actually make its official operational debut until August 1947, with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) ...