There were two key questions that needed answering if Bomber Command was to achieve success in the Battle of Berlin. First,…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
That time a WWII Spitfire helped a Cold War Era Vulcan with Nose Gear Emergency
by Dario LeoneAfter it became clear he was having a nose wheel gear issue, a Spitfire of the BBMF called up the tower…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
The story of Wade McClusky, the US Navy dive-bomber pilot who changed the course of the Battle of Midway
by Dario LeoneAt 10am on Jun. 4, 1942, Wade McClusky was leading a group of 32 dive-bombers with orders to attack the Imperial…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
The story of the ‘Naked Gunner,’ the PBY Catalina Blister Gunner who stripped off his clothes and jumped into the waters off Rabaul to pick up a fellow Marine pilot
by Dario LeoneThe identity of the Naked Gunner has never been established. The famous old black and white photo in this post, now…
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The P-51 Mustang, serial number of 44-74202, was once assigned to the unit as a military fighter aircraft from 1953 to…
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Lt Col Dick Cole, the Last Doolittle Raider, Dies at 103
by Dario LeoneA legendary chapter in Air Force history has come to a close. Retired Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” E. Cole, the last…
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Military AviationWarbirds
These Stirling pilots were awarded Victoria Cross Medals for their gallantry on raids to targets at Turin
Flt Sgt R H Middleton and Flt Sgt Arthur Aaron were awarded Victoria Cross Medals for flying sorties to distant Italian…
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The 1943 Battles of the Ruhr and Hamburg realized heavy destruction of German industrial resources but only at a steadily rising…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary AviationWarbirds
The Story of Butch O’Hare, the F4F Wildcat Pilot that shot down 5 Japanese Bombers Expending only 60 Rounds of 0.50-caliber ammunition
by Dario LeoneThe captain of the Lexington, Frederick Sherman, recommended O’Hare for the Congressional Medal of Honor but O’Hare refused, insisting to his…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary AviationWarbirds
Missing P-47 Thunderbolt pilot from WW II found
by Dario LeoneMore than 400,000 of the 16 million Americans who served in WWII perished during the conflict, and 72,766 remain missing The…
