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 ...
Penticton remembers six former Pen High students were killed in action during the Second World War
The City of Penticton is looking back at a few of those who were killed in action during the First and Second World Wars, this year honouring six former Pen High students. Street banners are hanging ...
Manitowoc-built WWII submarine USS Puffer survived one of the most intense depth-charge attacks on record
USS Puffer launched on Nov. 22, 1942, and on Oct. 9, 1943, during its maiden voyage, encountered an escort destroyer leading a large tanker.
‘A piece of him is coming back’
I was just a little kid, but I remember him coming down the gangway at my grandmother’s house in his uniform on leave and he ...
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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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Graf Zeppelin: Nazi Germany Built the Worst Aircraft Carrier Ever
The German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin is often cited as one of the worst aircraft carriers in history. Designed by ...
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The Final Blows
In March 1945, U.S. Army Air Forces intensified their strategic bombing campaign over Japan. Instead of flying high-altitude ...
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 ...