Royal Variety Performance, 1984 November 19: in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses The…
Gas masks for babies tested at an English hospital, 1940 Gas masks for babies tested at an English hospital, 1940. The hospital is…
THE FORD GAA We take a look at the development history and features of an engine that powered the M4 Sherman and other…
The Bristol Hercules is a 14-cylinder two-row radial aircraft engine designed by Sir Roy Fedden and produced by the Bristol Engine Company starting in 1939. It was the most numerous of their…
The “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II are the only…
The Ralph Heinz painting depicting Sgt. John Ryan “in action” at the Little Big Horn. Ryan and his rifle became part of history…
It made its last shots in 1953 and is in excellent condition After the outbreak of World War II, Norway became a target…
Human history is filled with conflict. Some of that conflict takes place on a small level involving only a few people, but other…
" " After Stalingrad was finally liberated from the German occupation, the city was left in ruins. At far left are the remains…
Around 1930, Daimler-Benz* developed the F-2 engine, initially intended for aviation use. The F-2 was a 60 degree, supercharged, V-12 engine with individual…
Clessie Lyle Cummins was a self-taught engineer. In 1911, he served on the pit crew for Ray Harroun’s #32 Marmon Wasp racer, which…
In 1936, the French Air Ministry issued a specification for a flying boat able to carrying at least 40 passengers and 1,100 lb…