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World War II Aircraft
The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ranges from propeller-driven trainers, fighters, flying boats, and bombers to the nation’s first generation of jet-powered ...
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Ranking The 10 Most Legendary Planes From WW2
It ultimately helped the Allies claim victory on the Eastern Front. One of the most sinister aircraft of World War II, the Junkers Ju 87, was a dive bomber notable for its shallow V-shaped wings ...
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Australian WWII plane wreck discovered off the coast of Greece
The wreck of the RAAF plane Baltimore FW282, which was shot down by the Nazis in December 1943, was found in the Aegean Sea ...
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Carrots Can’t Help You See in the Dark. Here’s How a World War II Propaganda Campaign Popularized the Myth
The British government claimed that eating carrots helped its fighter pilots shoot down German planes at night. In truth, the ...
How Black paratroopers saved the US from Japan’s WWII firebombs
Sgt. Joe Harris was one of an elite group of Black paratroopers during World War II. He is being laid to rest today. He was ...