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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...
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...
Air Combat at 20 Feet Due to a need for longer range planes to attack shipping in the South Pacific during WW2, several B-25 Mitchells were upgunned with extra machine guns (several sporting a 75mm howitzer cannon) by eliminating the...
103 Kills as a teenager in Vietnam Upon his death in February this year, not much was known about this humble, quiet super sniper of the United States Marine Corps. With 103 CONFIRMED kills in Vietnam, an additional 216 UNCONFIRMED...
#3: The B-17 Gunship/Reconnaissance Fortress named “Ol’666” If you are enjoying the AppleTV+ series “Masters of the Air” here is another B-17 WW2 story of interest. Serial number 41-2666 known as “Lucy” to some and “Ol’666” to others, this B-17...
#2: Franz Stigler and Charlie Brown: How a Bf-109 Saved a B-17 With “Masters of the Air'' playing on Apple TV+ right now, here’s another cool B-17 story. After a raid on Germany, Lt. Charlie Brown’s B-17 was severely damaged...
