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Dare Devil A-20 Havoc ground attack pilot Called “The Fire Bug” by his squadron mates, Bill Newton, a pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force, made sure his ground attack targets were in flames every time he bombed and strafed...
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From an interview with an F-4 Phantom Pilot Nguyen Van Bay was North Vietnam’s premier fighter ace with 7 kills in his Mig-17. When interviewed by an F-4 Phantom pilot who lost a friend to Bay, he told his story...
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Secret tech initially used by WW2 Allies but then suppressed The “Vought” V-173 and XF5U fighter were secretly developed from captured German UFO wreckage during the later part of WW2. Seeing an opportunity to win the war, Allied scientists quickly...
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The American Spits: Reconnaissance Heroes John Blyth and a lot of other American pilots jumped at the chance to fly the Supermarine Spitfire when offered the chance. Being reconnaissance pilots assigned to the P-38 (F-5), they began flying the Spitfire...
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Only Dog Officially Registered as a WW2 POW Brought on board the HMS Grasshopper gunboat in 1936 as a mascot, Judy became a national hero as her love for the crew and loyalty in harsh circumstances, literally saved lives on...
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The Forgotten Elephant Master of WW2 1942 in the harsh and impassable jungles of Burma, one man’s love of elephants paid off to help push the Japanese army out of modern day Myanmar. Building hundreds of bridges, ships, and carving...