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6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment and the Tetrarch by Peter Brown Flying tanks onto the battlefield is not something which has happened every day though…
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6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment and the Locust by Peter Brown
Following their use of Tetrarch tanks landed by glider in support of the D Day landings, 6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment RAC’s next action was…
Facts About ‘The Great Escape’ – Steve McQueen and Richard Attenborough Didn’t Get Along!
The Great Escape (1963) is one of the best war films ever released – that’s not an opinion, it’s a fact. Starring Steve McQueen, Richard…
North American B-25 Mitchell: The Most Produced American Medium Bomber of World War II
The North American B-25 Mitchell was an American twin-engine medium bomber that saw service throughout the Second World War. Flying in all theaters of the…
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Wait for Me, Daddy: The True Story Behind the Iconic World War II Photo
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A B-52 Bomber Fire Almost Caused a Chernobyl-Like Incident in North Dakota
It might come as a surprise to some, but the United States came close to nuclear disaster more than once during the Cold War. The…
Restored ‘Silver Spitfire’ MJ271 in Round the World Record Attempt
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Swedish Seabed Finally give up Halifax Bomber Wreck
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The Savior Of Ceylon: The Pilot who Stopped a Repeat of Pearl Harbor
He was transferred to a POW work camp that had been erected in a baseball stadium. The conditions in the camp were harsh and the…