Category: History
Rare Soviet Supersonic Myasishchev M-50 Bounder
The Myasishchev M-50 ‘Bounder’ was a rare Soviet Air Force four-jet engine supersonic strategic bomber prototype conceived to strike against theRead More…
Operation Eagle Claw – US Special Forces Attempt Daring Iranian Hostage Rescue, 1980
US Citizens have been captured and are being held hostage at the overrun US Embassy in Iran’s capital city, Tehran. A daring Special Forces mission Read More…
General Patton’s Death – Accident or Murder?
Was General George S. Patton, America’s most famous WWII general, murdered in December 1945? And why? We examine the circumstances and the theorRead More…
Secret Nazi Antarctic Base – Fact or Fiction?
Did the Germans have a secret base in Antarctica during World War II. Is there any truth in this tale? Did U-Boats visit Antarctica, and did the GermaRead More…
America’s Mach 3 SUPER-BOMBER – and World’s Only
The North American XB-70 Valkyrie was the largest and fastest bomber ever built by the United States, but the massive six-engine Mach 3.0-capable jet Read More…
Operation Sunshine – Breaking the North Pole
USS Nautilus was the first operational nuclear-powered submarine and shared its name with Jules Verne’s classic novel, ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues UnRead More…
What if the US Just Gave Up and Nuked Vietnam? Operation Duck Hook
When Richard Nixon became president in 1969, the Vietnam War was in its 14th year, and the recent Paris peace negotiations with North Vietnam had not Read More…
A 200 MPH Flying Wing Assault Glider – XCG-16
The General Airborne Transport XCG-16 was a futuristic-looking aircraft with a unique story and design. Based on the fuselage theories of American engRead More…
The Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf – When Good Enough Beats Better
The Sea Wolf was close to being a supplement to, and possible replacement for, the legendary Grumman Avenger.Read More…
The Nazis Accidentally Reached Space First in 1944
It is a little-known fact that the first man-made object to reach space was a Nazi weapon. The Vergeltungswaffe 2, or Vengeance Weapon 2, was tRead More…
The Rare and Secret USS Grayback – Operation Thunderhead
When the US Navy put together a highly-classified operation to rescue American prisoners of war off the coast of North Vietnam in 1972, it was a natRead More…
BAC TSR-2: An exceptional British design, but never in the light
TSR-2 project – a reconnaissance and attack aircraft developed by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) for the Royal Air Force. TSR-2 made its mRead More…
