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John “Cats Eyes” Cunningham: Night Fighter Ace 21 kills John Cunningham was called “Cats Eyes” by the British press to hide the secret newly developed radar that was being used in night fighters. Given a Bristol Blenhiem as his...
When you need more guns, accept no substitute When the United States was attacking Japan using the B-29 Superfortress, long range fighter escort was impossible over the vast distances of the Pacific. Even with its high tech remote controlled...
4 air to air kills under its belt, this F-15 refused to die When Pilot Zivi Nedivi and his navigator collided with an A-4 Skyhawk over Israel during a training mission, the F-15’s right wing was completely torn...
The U.S. Army Valkyrie: Rescued 14 wounded in 3 days with a Broken Leg Sgt. Julia Bringloe heroically saved 14 men in a 3 day period during Operation Hammerdown in Afghanistan in 2011. Lowering herself from a hovering helo sometimes...
Executed by Hitler for His Faith In the final days before the end of the 3rd Reich, Pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer was painfully tortured to death by the Nazis for preaching the evils of Nazism and also being a part of...
The real “ Ice Man” Buzz Aldrin’s heart rate while landing on the moon for the first time with 16 seconds of fuel left and searching for an alternate landing site was 88 BPM. That is not much higher than...
