The Jet that Secretly Flew Over Europe in WW2
In the hot summer of 1943, a conspicuous circus tent was erected within Lockheed's Burbank compound. Downwind from a pungent plastics factory, the tent…
In the hot summer of 1943, a conspicuous circus tent was erected within Lockheed's Burbank compound. Downwind from a pungent plastics factory, the tent…
The PBY Catalina was probably the most versatile aircraft of the Second World War. Involved from start to finish, in every theatre, in a…
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Experimental aircraft: canards of war, aviation oddities, and engineering marvels, from Germany's Focke-Wulf F 19 to the Curtiss XP-55 Ascender.First flown in 1927, the…
From 1940 to 1996, the U.S. invested over $10.1 trillion in nuclear weapons development, producing more than 70,000 warheads. Since the Cold War ended,…
On the night of March 27, 1999, a bizarre-looking, black-painted airplane known by its call sign Vega-31 and nicknamed 'Something Wicked,' sliced through the…
Logistics wins wars. Russian logistics has not changed much since World War II. Their army still does not use pallets and many functions such…
Logistics wins wars. Russian logistics has not changed much since World War II. Their army still does not use pallets and many functions such…
Poland is now preparing for war in the hopes of deterring it from ever happening in the first place. They intend to double their…
A rare Boeing B-47 Stratojet documentary and upscaled footage detailing the B-47 program.The Boeing B-47 Stratojet (Boeing company designation Model 450) is a retired…
The Genius Design of The Pentagon. The Pentagon has been one of the most secure buildings on Earth for many decades, home to some…
The history of Convair NX-2 Camal, a secret project to develop an atomic-powered bomber.Convair's NX-2 (designated Model 54 in-house) proposed powering the subsonic, ultra-long…
The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" is a strategic bomber that was built by Convair and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1949…
On May 30, 1949, in the heart of Britain, Armstrong Whitworth's deputy chief test pilot, John Oliver Lancaster, better known as "Jo,” took the…
On February 20, Australia announced plans to build its largest navy since the World War II. Canberra allocated more than $35 billion for the…
Arleigh Burke class destroyers operated by the United States Navy.The ship is named after Raymond Ames Spruance, a United States Fleet Admiral during World…
Learn about Jack Northrop's flying wing, its evolution, and its competitors.Jack Northrop's brainchild lost out to the B-36 after World War II, but the…
The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo is a supersonic jet fighter that served the United States Air Force (USAF) and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).Updated…
The X-20 Dyna-Soar might be the greatest space bomber that never came to be.This single-pilot reusable space plane was envisioned to reach the Earth’s…
As the skies over Europe were dotted with searing dogfights and devastating aerial raids, US engineers waged their own battle against each other in…
Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA, is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the…
It was January 25, 1943, and fighter pilot Joe Foss from Marine Fighting Squadron 121 had just spotted a formation of over 100 Japanese…
US Navy's Secret Plan Revealed: Wake Island Becomes Key Base near South China Sea.In this video, we reveal the US Navy's secret plan to…