The Hunt For America’s Missing In Action From WWII Continues
A B-24 Liberator that crashed on October 18, 1943, in Papua New Guinea. Nobody was killed in this crash. A B-24 Liberator that crashed on October 18, 1943, in Papua New Guinea. Nobody was killed in this crash. …
US Army Equipment found at Abandoned WW2 Front Line!
Deep in the remnants of a long-forgotten battlefield, a trove of abandoned US Army equipment from World War II has been discovered. These relics, left behind as soldiers advanced or retreated, provide a haunting glimpse into the fierce combat…
M18 Hellcat: The Speed Demon Tank Destroyer of World War II
M18 and M8 Windsheim 1945 M18 Philipines ’45 Abandoned Königstiger M18 ETO M18 705th TDB Miniac-Morvan, France M18 1944 M18 of the 94th Infantry Division at a repair depot in Germany in early 1945 Jeep and Hellcat of the…
Curtiss XA-14 & Y1A-18: America’s Forgotten Twin-Engine Pioneers
YA-18 Shrike II painted with temporary camouflage Y1A-18 Curtiss A-18 Shrike 27th BG A-18 AC13 A-18 3rd AG in flight Curtiss A-18 3rd AG In 1934, alongside the Model 75 fighter, Curtiss developed a two-seat, twin-engined ground attack design…
Marines and Landing Barges on Bougainville Beach 1943
Ford GTB Bomb Service Truck hauls 2,000Lb bombs on Bougainville 1st Marine Division Men and trucks November 1943 Thousands of U.S. Army Troops and equipment land on Bougainville Marines and Landing Barges on Bougainville Beach 1943 LVT-1 carries Marines…
Combat Car M1: The Forgotten Speed Demons of Cavalry Warfare
Combat Cars M1 M1 light tanks of the Calvary during maneuvers Combat Car M1 40164 during testing Combat Car M1 40190 side view Combat Car M2 40229 Combat Car M1 40164 during testing
The Lockheed F-94 Starfire Was America’s Aerial Warrior
Here’s What You Need to Know: The F-94 aircraft saw service with the Air Force until 1958 and the Air National Guard until 1959. After the Second World War, the newly created United States Air Force looked to replace its aging…
The B-17 Flying Fortress: 12 Facts About the Iconic American Heavy Bomber
When asked what they think the most iconic Allied bomber of the Second World War was, the majority of historians and aircraft enthusiasts will likely pick the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. The heavy bomber was operated by the US Army…
The Last American Battleship: 10 Facts About the USS Missouri
The US Navy battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) during battle practice in Chesapeake Bay on 1 August 1944. She is wearing Camouflage Measure 32 Design 22D. Date: 1 August 1944 The USS Missouri is one of the most famous battleships in the…
American Infantry Win The Fight for Sened Station, North Africa, In WWII
US soldiers in North Africa, 1943. Photo: Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-2005-0078 / Heidrich / CC-BY-SA 3.0. Trudging through the desert, bombed and strafed by enemy planes, bombarded by tanks and artillery – they were the harrowing conditions of WWII for American…