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US WW2 fighter pilot returns to skies in Mustang
A World War Two American fighter pilot has been surprised with a flight in a Mustang aeroplane 80 years to the day after he ...
A US Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here's why
Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a U.S. naval captain ordered his battleship to hold a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot ...
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The USAAF 49th Fighter Group Are Australia’s Forgotten WWII Heroes
“The USAAF 49th Fighter Group provided Darwin with its only fighter defence from March to September 1942 against fast and well-armed Mitsubishi G4M ‘Betty’ bombers escorted by Mitsubishi A6M ‘Zero’ ...
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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 ...
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Australian WWII plane wreck discovered off the coast of Greece
The wreck of the RAAF plane Baltimore FW282, which was shot down by the Nazis in December 1943, was found in the Aegean Sea ...
‘Frankenjet’ stealth fighter made from two wrecked warplanes joins US Air Force fleet
The U.S. Air Force calls it the "Frankenjet," a stealth fighter stitched together from the parts of two F-35s wrecked in ...
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A mass grave for fighters in a Roman Empire-era battle is revealed in Vienna
"Within the context of Roman acts of war, there are no comparable finds of fighters," said Michaela Binder, who led the archaeological dig. "There are huge battlefields in Germany where weapons ...