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Hurricanes and P-40 Warhawks: The unsung sky heroes of early WWII
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoHell's Angels, the 3rd Squadron of the 1st American Volunteer Group "Flying Tigers". (San Diego Air...
The women who softened the V-1 terror attacks
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA German crew rolls out a V-1. (Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1973-029A-24A / Lysiak) We've talked before about the huge impact of tiny electronics on World War...
The Battle of Stalingrad and Order No. 227
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSoviet postage stamp depicting a politruk throwing a grenade with the phrase "Not a Step Back!". The Battle of Stalingrad was a pivotal moment in World...
How Allied air forces made it nearly impossible for Germany to reinforce D-Day
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 9 months ago6th June 1944: Allied commander in chief General Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890 - 1969) talks to...
The True Story Behind Apple TV+’s World War II Drama Masters of the Air
Time via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMasters of the Air, a new World War II drama about bomber pilots, comes to Apple TV+ on Jan. 26. The...
‘A German bomber hit the house opposite me – I joined the RAF to see if I could catch that bloke’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSitting in the 601 Squadron room of the RAF Club on Piccadilly, clutching a G&T, Flt Lt Colin Bell...
Masters of the Air is brilliant TV – but it isn’t accurate
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMasters of the Air, the new Second World War drama from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks whipping up a...
Today in History: September 15, Birmingham church bombing
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn Sept. 15, 1963, four Black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1776, British forces occupied New York ...