The National Interest2h
Italy’s Macchi C.202 Folgore Was a Great WWII Plane. Why Has No One Ever Heard of It?
The Folgore’s lightweight construction (weighing around 5,500 pounds) and responsive handling earned it praise from its ...
The National Interest3h
Why the Soviet Union’s Yak-3 Fighter Was the Perfect Plane for the Moment
This bird is an enduring symbol of Soviet resistance—and perseverance—during the darkest days of what Russians refer to as the “Great Patriotic War.” ...
8NewsNow.com15h
World War II veteran laid to rest at Nevada cemetery 80 years later
The remains of a World War II Army veteran were laid to rest Friday at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in ...
The Sentinel1d
Lewistown airman dies in one of WWII’s worst single-day losses
By the time Raymond K. “Duke” Deamer joined his bomber unit in February 1944 at RAF Knettishall, Suffolk, England, the ...
MetroWest Daily News2d
Last surviving member of 'Ready Teddy' World War II flight crew later became a dentist
HUDSON — Donald Dacier, the last living member of the so-called "Ready Teddy" flight crew, a B-29 bomber that flew dozens of ...
Smithsonian Magazine3d
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 Did The US Military Transport Planes To The Front Lines During World War 2?
Ever wondered how the U.S. brought smaller planes overseas during World War II? It was definitely more tedious work than ...