Abraham Wald and the Missing Bullet Holes

History about the elementary mistake of the command, which threatened to waste resources and nearly cost the lives of many pilots. The story…

The Autographed Bomber: 5,000th B-17

Feature Jeff Huston explains how the 5,000th Boeing B-17 to leave the firm’s Seattle factory was signed by the men and women who…

Creeping Baby Doll is back…FOR YOUR SOUL

Inspired by my recent foray into Swiss watchmaker automata, I decided to revisit one of my old favorites from the archives: the creepy…

The First World War German A7V Tank

The first action of the German A7V tank, on 21 March 1918, is not very well known from the British side. Probably because…

Newlove and Roper families sent 11 sons to fight in World War II; 10 returned home

By JAN McLAUGHLIN BG Independent News Wars always demand more sacrifices from some than others.  Two Bowling Green area families carried an unfathomable…

Life under the Shah: Pre-revolutionary Iran as you’ve NEVER seen it before

Pics gallery Pics By Daily Star Here Iranian woman wear daring swimsuits - unimaginable today (Image: bowshrine.com)1 of 13 Woman wear western clothes…

WOOD FOR WOOD

Written By Dave O'Malley French author Pierre-Antoine Courable and his Belgian cohort Jean Dewaerheid have brought the force of serious research to the…

Air Force Investigating After KC-135 Landing Gear Retracts While Parked

May 30, 2024 | By Share Article A KC-135 Stratotanker ’s front landing gear retracted while it was parked on the flightline of…

The Mickey Mouse Club

Mickey Mouse began as Mortimer Mouse in 1927, drawn by the imaginative hands of Walt Disney . By the 1930s, the Mouse was…

Operation Varsity: A Bet Lost, the Battle Won

American paratroopers attached to Operation Varsity may have missed their drop zone but not their opportunity in March 1945, weeks before war’s end…