Charlie Brown, the West Virginia bomber pilot that was saved by an enemy pilot in World War II
A West Virginian man was flying a damaged B-17 bomber that was about to be shot down by German forces during World War II ...
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Famous POWs: Celebrities Who Were Held Captive By the Enemy During World War II
What you might not be aware of is that there were a fair few who were captured during the action and held as prisoners of war ...
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A war story: Son of longtime MPD officer Harold “Hap” Houlihan reflects on his father’s WWII service, bombing mission led by James Stewart
Francis Houlihan, small town Iowa grocery man, only five years removed from his high school graduation, found himself 85 ...
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The 5 Best Fighter Jets of World War II
World War II saw the emergence of some groundbreaking jet fighters that revolutionized aerial warfare. The Messerschmitt Me ...
How a secret weapon built in Cincinnati helped end World War II
Crosley-produced proximity fuses were the first deployed to enemy lines and responsible for the first kill of an enemy aircraft. The world's first smart bomb, produced here in Cincinnati, turned the ...
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This Week In History: Nov. 3 – Nov. 9 “How to treat submechanophobia.”
I think I may have submechanophobia. The very thought of being submerged underwater in a solid metal casket loaded with explosive torpedoes chills me to the core. And yet, for Adolf Hitler, ...
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: World War II vet's bombsight was 20-20
Druffel values greatly the experiences he gained serving America during World War II. And he's proud of the hard work and ...
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WW2: Why do we love the Spitfire?
50 calibre machine-guns. The fighters provided crucial air support for the D-Day landings and many were adapted to be fighter-bombers to carry out attacks on German ground forces. WW2: What was ...