31st MEU, Philippine Marines Execute a Live-Fire Helicopter Raid
Marines with Company G., Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Philippine Marines of …
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XP-59A Airacomet: The First American Jet Began As A Secret Program
When the Bell XP-59A Airacomet came on the scene during World War II it was shrouded in secrecy and surrounded …
Messerschmitt’s P.1101 Never Flew, but Influenced Aviation for Decades
When American tanks rolled into Oberammergau in Bavaria on April 29, 1945, the war had not yet ended and the …
The Messerschmitt Bf 110 From Under the Canopy: The Me 210, the Me 410, and the End
Today, there are only a few examples of intact Bf 110s still in existence, and there are not many people …
Arado Ar 234 Blitz Came Too Late to Be a “Wonder Weapon” in World War II
At high altitude east of the Rhine bridgehead at Remagen on March 13, 1945, American fighter pilot 1st Lt. Ed …
Tuskegee Airmen | Photos
This week the movie Red Tails debuts in American theaters. The film depicts, in true Hollywood style, the exploits of …
ACWA Program: First-of-a-kind Equipment for a One-of-a-kind Mission
Tasked with a one-of-a-kind mission to destroy chemical weapons using means other than the baseline incineration method, the U.S. Army …
Reach Out and Kill Someone
Possibly reflective of the operational realities of current operations in Afghanistan, several recent procurement activities appear to reflect a desire …
Martin-Baker MB 5: A ‘Most Magnificent’ Might Have Been
Britain’s Martin-Baker MB 5 fighter could have been in service in time to fight in the skies over Germany.
But …
The Aircraft Engines of World War II
Engineers began anticipating the engines that would be required for what became the aircraft of World War II as early …