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The Last Martin JRM Mars Flying Boat Flew for the Final Time
The last Martin JRM Mars flying boat, Philippine Mars, retired after a career of almost 80 years, with its final flight taking the plane to Arizona for ...
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Scores of unexploded World War II bombs discovered under children’s playground
Scores of unexploded bombs dating from World War II have been recovered from a children’s playground in northern England after a chance discovery. Local officials in the town of Wooler ...
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It looked like a normal children's playground. But buried underneath? 175 WWII bombs
For years, scores of unexploded practice bombs dating to World War II lay buried beneath the feet of playing children in northern England. What's more, the 175 or so bombs likely would have ...
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Trump's DEI order strips Air Force curriculum of 1st Black pilots, female WWII pilots
The U.S. Air Force will no longer teach its recruits about the Tuskegee Airmen, the more than 15,000 Black pilots, mechanics and cooks in the segregated Army of World War II, an official with the ...
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The Soviet Fighter That Swarmed the Skies in WW2
According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority over the Germans. To ensure the ground effort got to Berlin, the air war had to ...
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Trump Leans on WWII Japanese Incarceration Law to Deport Immigrants
When the law was last invoked in World War II, the Alien Enemies Act provided the legal authority for incarcerating noncitizens of Japanese, German, and Italian descent. It allows presidents to ...
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This World War II-Era Airport in Central California Needs a New Owner
The airport was first used by the U.S. Army Air Force for training during World War II (date unknown for photo). [Courtesy: Curt and Eric Schutze] The airfield’s origins are rooted in World War ...
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New dinosaur species emerges from pre-WWII fossil photos
Scientists have identified a previously unknown dinosaur species from an unlikely source: photographs of fossils destroyed during the Allied bombing of Munich in World War II. Researchers ...
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Omaha WWII Marine wounded at Iwo Jima dies at 98
No one was going to keep young Duane Tunnyhill from fighting in World War II, wearing the uniform of the United States Marines. But the Omaha lad had a big problem. Even after his 17th birthday ...
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Two Tactical Brands Just Revived a Legendary WWII-Inspired Knife
Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more During WWII, the British military developed a framework training program to help ...
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U.S. Air Force revising training course that includes videos of Tuskegee Airmen, female WWII pilots
Lesson plans that include videos of the Tuskegee Airmen, groundbreaking Black pilots known for their service during World War II, and the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, the female World ...