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Ceremony marking 86th anniversary of the Battle of Britain held at 12 Wing Shearwater
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (193+ words) CTV News A ceremony to commemorate the 86th anniversary of the Battle of Britain was held Sunday at 12 Wing Shearwater Hundreds gathered to mark the occasion The ceremony included a parade and laying of wreaths âWe are fortunate to have…...
Volcano Photo of the Week - by Tom Pfeiffer: Wall painting in the House of Mysteries in Pompeii (Casa dei Misteri)
10+ hour, 17+ min ago (29+ words) Each week, a picture from the category volcanoes, geology, travel is selected as Photo of the Week and prominently featured. Vote for images and submit photos yourself! Learn more....
The Hardest Day: 18 August 1940
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (1071+ words) by Connor Kerr | Sep 16, 2026 | Geschichte & Legenden, Militärische Luftfahrt | 0 comments The Battle of Britain has a famous date, and it is 15 September. That is Battle of Britain Day, the climax, the one in the calendar. It is not the day that…...
Ninety Six Stockade Fort (U.S. National Park Service)
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (26+ words) Ninety Six Stockade Fort National Park Service (.gov) Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS Ninety Six National Historic Site You Might Also Like...
Me 264 Amerikabomber: The Aircraft Built to Bomb New York
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (848+ words) by Max Grünwald | Sep 15, 2026 | History & Legends, Military Aviation | 0 comments On 23 December 1942 a very large four-engined aeroplane with a glazed nose and twin fins lifted off from Augsburg. It had bunk beds in the fuselage and a galley with hot plates,…...
Vickers Valiant: Britain's First V-Bomber
2+ week, 3+ day ago (474+ words) by Fortuna Leroy | 7 luglio 2026 | Storia e leggende, Aviazione militare | 0 comments The Valiant is the least glamorous of Britain’s three V-bombers. It is also the one that did the most, first. It worked exactly as intended. The Valiant flew in 1951 and…...
Bachem Ba 349 Natter: The Disposable Rocket Fighter
2+ week, 3+ day ago (833+ words) by Connor Kerr | 5. Juni 2026 | Geschichte & Legenden, Militärische Luftfahrt | 0 commentsTeile diese Geschichte The evening before, Sieber had written his will, leaving everything to his fiancée. Sixteen years before Yuri Gagarin, he was about to become the first human being to take…...
Boulton Paul P.111: Britain's Yellow Peril Delta Jet
1+ week, 1+ day ago (825+ words) by Connor Kerr | Sep 13, 2026 | Geschichte & Legenden, Militärische Luftfahrt | 0 comments Britain came out of the Second World War with a captured German idea it did not fully understand. The delta wing promised high speed and a strong, light structure, and the…...
Billy Bishop – Canada's Greatest Ace and the Solo Dawn Raid | MiGFlug
2+ week, 3+ day ago (677+ words) by Philippe | 9 avril 2026 | Histoire et légendes, Aviation militaire | 0 comments He was brash, self-promoting, possibly embellished his own record — and remains Canada's greatest military hero, with 72 confirmed aerial victories and a Victoria Cross that has been debated for a century. Billy…...
De Havilland Venom: Switzerland Flew It Until 1983
1+ week, 1+ day ago (903+ words) by Max Grünwald | Sep 13, 2026 | History & Legends, Military Aviation | 0 comments In 1971 a Swiss fighter jet landed on a motorway. Not in an emergency — on purpose, as part of a doctrine that assumed Swiss airfields would be cratered within hours of a…...