The Collector: John Simanton’s ship model started when he was a teen and helped during his Navy career
John Simanton’s collection reflects a time when world wars were fought at sea – when mighty ships battled each other across ...
John A. Hemingway, Last Survivor of the Battle of Britain, Dies at 105
A fighter pilot in a vastly outnumbered Royal Air Force — one of the “few” hailed by Churchill — he took to the skies to help ...
Last surviving RAF fighter ace from the Battle of Britain dies at 105
The last surviving Royal Air Force fighter pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain in 1940 during World War II has died. He was 105 years old.
Last surviving pilot from the Battle of Britain, John 'Paddy' Hemingway, dies at age 105
John "Paddy'' Hemingway, an Irish national who enlisted in the Royal Air Force before the war began, died Monday at his home ...
The P-51 Mustang and the man who won the World War II air war with it
It was thanks to former WWI pilot Tommy Hitchcock that the P-51 entered U.S service — and changed the skies over Europe ...
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The now-busy Essex airport once home to hundreds of bomber aircrafts crucial in WWII
We are very lucky in Essex to have not one, but two great airports for travel. For over 75 years Stansted Airport has been an ...
10 Military Aviation Movies Featuring Real Aircraft
From dogfights to epic bombing runs, these 10 military aviation films soar with real aircraft that bring authentic air power ...
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War Pigeons – We Also Serve
The Dickin Medal, also known as the animals' Victoria Cross, was awarded for bravery 54 times between 1943 and 1949: to 18 ...
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Sacrilege, Remembrance, and War Heroes Day
Soon, soon, to faithful warriors comes the rest” by Zingari Was it not sacriIege when for the first time in the history of ...
Great Explorers: Gunther Pluschow
Depending on your perspective, German aviator and Patagonia explorer Gunther Pluschow was either phenomenally lucky, or ...