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Spitfire fighter plane from WWII crashes in Kent ahead of VE Day celebrations
A Spitfire fighter plane from the Second World War has crashed in a field in Kent, England.Spitfire aircraft played a ...
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Japan Considering Naming its GCAP Fighter After the WW2-Era A7M ‘Reppu’: Reports
The A7M Reppu (Strong Gale) was conceived to succeed the legendary A6M Zero, but it never entered service. Reports from Japan ...
These daredevil women pilots helped beat Hitler in WWII
Banned from flying in the U.S., these 25 American women headed to Britain to help ferry military aircraft—and fascinated the ...
A wild ride with the ‘Atta-Girl’ pilots who helped win World War II
In “Spitfires” by Becky Aikman, the saga of wartime American women pilots comes vividly to life.
The Scottish mother who funded WW2 planes after tragic death of her three sons
The MacRobert family of Douneside, Aberdeenshire, lost all three sons in separate air tragedies before and during the Second ...
Pristine WWII treasures bring military history to life in Everett - Evening On the Road
"This is the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum in Everett, Washington. We have the world's greatest collection of ...
VE Day flypast features fighter jets, Red Arrows and WWII-era aircraft
Military aircraft, including the Voyager transport aircraft, a P8 Poseidon surveillance aircraft, Typhoon and F-35 fighter ...
Fighter jet goes overboard from USS Harry S Truman. Yemen’s Houthis assess Sanaa airport damage
The Israeli attack on Tuesday that targeted Sanaa International Airport devastated the airfield. Khaled al-Shaif, the head of ...
WWII veteran recalls working on Catalina flying boats in croc-infested waters in Darwin
A RAAF veteran who had to dive into crocodile-infested waters in Darwin to maintain Catalina flying boats during World War II is celebrating his 100th birthday on Saturday. Leading Aircraftman ...