When the Battle of Britain got going in the summer of 1940, there were two times more Hawker Hurricanes in the fighter inventory…
The Collings Foundation's Consolidated B-24J Liberator is always a crowd favorite on the Wings of Freedom Tour. He she is seen salvoing a…
The internet can make you or break you, sometimes you get it right, sometimes you can get it wrong. Sometimes people within companies…
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In 1944 the Allies used a "Ghost Army" of inflatable tanks and personnel carriers to fool German recon missions. A handful of British…
In an effort to provide increased firepower to assault troops, the United States Ordnance Department began a series of projects experimenting with the…
Contents: Design Hull 152 mm M-51 Turret Suspension & Running Gear A Maturing Tank Force Object 718 Specifications Sources Soviet Union (1945-1948) Superheavy…