The Story of a Korean Defector Who Escaped On A MiG-15
The Korean War was over. The Korean Armistice Agreement had been signed and enacted, but Kim Il Sung maintained a distrust of the United States. He was secretly importing MiG-15…
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C-17 Facts: Everything You Need To Know
C-17 Globemaster III Measurements Bobbi Zapka The C-17 measures 174 feet long (53 meters) with a wingspan of 169 feet, 10 inches (51.75 meters). Compared…
Mariya Oktyabrskaya And The Legend Of The ‘Fighting Girlfriend’
When the fighting of World War II reached her doorsteps in Soviet Union, Mariya Oktyabrskaya evacuated to Siberia in 1941. Her husband – a military officer in the Soviet Army…
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25 Most Expensive Military Fighter Jets
Structured from least to most, here are the most expensive military jets in the world. All prices are adjusted to reflect their status in 2018 dollars, and all prices indicate…
Amazing Colorized WWII Photos
Alfred T. Palmer, Library of Congress A young U.S. Army Air Force member tests the machine gun on a YB-17 bomber. The B-17 was…
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Historical Abandoned Military Bases Around the World
Hashima Island, Japan South China Morning Post Formally known as Gunkanjima Island, this tiny piece of land has an incredible history. Believing…
F-22 Raptor vs F-35 Lightning II
On one hand, you’ve got the world’s premier aircraft in air dominance. On the other hand, you’ve got the most expensive weapons procurement program in world history. Even though they’re…
Interesting Facts About The F-35 Lightning II
The F-35 Lightning II Was Part Of History’s Biggest Arms Deal 1st Lt. Melissa Heisterberg, U.S. Marine Corps Modern warfare is expensive….
Military Aircraft Civilians Can Purchase
Sukhoi SU-27 Tech. Sgt. Thomas Doscher, U.S. Air Force Within the last decade, the Soviet-era Sukhoi SU-27 became an aircraft for sale to civilians. This…
Lockheed AC-130U Spooky II Shows Off Its Power
As the Vietnam War came to an end, the dating Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship needed an upgrade. The U.S. Air Force selected the C-130 Hercules airframe as its new gunship because…
Interesting Facts About The P-51 Mustang
One Of The Longest Fighter Missions Of The War Happened In A Mustang While the P-51 Mustang is thoroughly American, other allied pilots made good…
WWII POW Charles C. Huppert’s Story Of The Great Escape
Charles C. Huppert was a World War II pilot who rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Air Force, and later, the United States Air Force. He…
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Top 20 Modern Battle Tanks
Leopard 2 Battle Tank Friedrich Böhringer The main battle tank—or in this case kampfpanzer—of the German Army, is the Leopard 2. As the name suggests,…
The Fastest Military Jets in History
F-100 Super Sabre USAF The F-100 Super Sabre was America’s answer to the future of air-to-air superiority in the mid-1950s. Equipped with a single Pratt…
Stunning Images Of The A-10 Thunderbolt
Senior Airman Michael Cossaboom, U.S. Air Force A U.S. Air Force Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt is parked on the ramp during the Heritage Flight…
15 F-15 Facts: All About The Eagle
Pulse-Doppler Radar Staff Sgt. Keith James, U.S. Air Force F-15 T-shirt! Check these out in different colors, as…
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