The 1970 Wounded Knee incident was not a military skirmish, it was armed native militants vs Law Enforcement Officers. I am Native American and was...
In my unit in Viet Nam all Officers and NCO's received a Bronze Star (without the V devise) automatically; lower ranks received an Army Commendation...
Many years ago I read of a 1SG with the 201st who, prior to joining the Mexican AF, had been a US Airborne Infantryman and had jumped into N. Africa...
FIRE IN THE SKY, The Air War in the South Pacific, by Eric M. Bergerud. Very, very good read and most informative.
I was an Army Intel. Analysis and served two tours in the ROK. A constant problem was imparting the immediate and very powerful threat the NKPA was...
The Halpro raid ranks up with the Dolittle raid (for the US) but is largely forgotten or ignored. Of course Midway is probably the reason.
I know is been a few years since this posting was made but the USN TBD was the "Devastator" not the Dauntless. The Dauntless (TBD) stayed in service...
I'v just heard that a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver has been located in a reservoir South of San Diego, Calif. The plane was on a practice mission from a...
I know this is an old thread but I'v been away. A great example of pilot expience is Suburo Sakia, flying an A6M "Zero" over Iwo Jima in early...
great article but, of course, if it was a "'109" it wasn't technically a Messerschmidt
While some were ex "Army Air Corps" pilots, the Air Corps became the Army Air Force in April of 1941 - no US Army Air Corps in WWII
considering how few of these planes were made this is a great accomplishment
In the mid '50 I rode in a Lockheed P-38 and have been passionate about the planes of this era since. I have a fair libarary and read anything I come...
Mexico too contributed, I have seen reference to Mexican National Pilots flying American P-47's in the Pacific.
I make models of WWII aircraft are there any others there?
To show that even the great ones (Churchill) are wrong at times, while Chancellor of the exchequar from 1924-29 he cut defense spending and when ask...
Actually 2 P-80's flew operational (though not seeing combat) missions in Italy prior to the end of the war.
I would say this is an munitions storage area.
In truth the Constitution and her class, while called Frigates, were much more-larger, heavier armament and better built (hence her nick-name Old...
Others for consideration: French Bloch 152-C-1, M.S 406; German Fw 189, Me 323; Russian I-16, TB-3; Itialian M.C. 200, S.M. 79; Biitish Vickers...
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