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60% of kills made in Battle of Britain The Hawker Hurricane was outdated, outclassed and made of canvas covered wood. It wasn’t as fast as its contemporaries but it was deadly nonetheless. Armed with 8 Browning .303cal machine guns it...
Tale of a WW2 Rebel: Shot down 17 planes in 4 weeks Josef Frantisek was a Czech Republic citizen who fought for several Allied countries at the beginning of WW2 when Germany was occupying East Europe. Starting with the Czech...
Belgian nurse who smuggled 120 POWs out of Occupied Belgium in WW2 Inspired by her WW1 hero, Edith Cavell (executed by the Germans for smuggling POWs), Andree set up a smuggling line of her own to help Allied airmen shot...
WW1 nurse whose death started the flame of Valor Executed for helping 200 POWS escape Edith Cavell was a British nurse who helped heal the wounded in Belgium during WW1. Not discriminating between German and Allied soldiers, she treated both...
The only combat coyote in history John Crump was a WW2 fighter pilot of the P-40, P-47, and p-51. While he was an outstanding and brave fighter pilot, his lasting fame will probably be due to the pet coyote (named...
He Took His Own Life to Save Others Lt. Fox was a forward observer in WW2 the Italian Campaign when the village he was in was overrun by Germans who had dressed in civilian clothes to infiltrate the town. Calling...
