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The US Army’s forbidden weapon in World War II

During World War II, American scientists created a weapon that made anti-aircraft fire several times more deadly. The ...
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Why the Spitfire was one of the most remarkable aircraft of World War II

The Supermarine Spitfire helped decide the Battle of Britain despite having no electronics, minimal ammunition, and no ...

What it was like to pilot the supersonic Concorde jet

Those who took the controls of Concorde say it was like no other airplane. Here they reveal the secrets of flying the world’s fastest commercial passenger aircraft at more than twice the speed of ...

Then and Now: Aircraft over Spokane

Fairchild Air Force Base has announced that its 2026 SkyFest air show will be June 6 to 7, showcasing current and historical aircraft. But since the first biplanes in the 1920s, Spokane skies have ...
The Malta Independent

Captured Allied airmen during the World War II

There are incidents of Commonwealth airmen being captured after taking off from Malta, such as the case of a Vickers Wellington bomber from No. 458 Squadron RAA (Royal Australian Air Force) the crew ...

World War II POW from Wilmington, Delaware, positively IDed from remains, U.S. says

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Louis E. Roemer was taken prisoner in the Philippines when the Japanese in May 1942 captured the island fortress of Corregidor, after American forces lost the Bataan Peninsula.