In the 1950s, East Germany desired a new airliner, so Brunolf Baade, a wartime bomber designer, responded with a futuristic ...

In early 1944, the P-51 Mustang became a key fighter for the Eighth Air Force, tasked not only with escorting bombers but also attacking German aircraft on the ground. While this strategy aimed to ...

A grandad who helped drag injured airmen from a German bomber that crash-landed in Kent has died aged 99. Peter Rainer and ...

The Greek Air Force honored the legacy of its pilots who took to the skies over North Africa, fighting the Axis powers.

The fierce German offensive against ELAS and EDES – Nazi attacks in Vourgareli and Pertouli – The 100 okades of gold ...

At dawn on June 13, 1944, a strange buzzing echoed over London - moments later, Grove Road erupted in fire. This was the first strike of the V-1 flying bomb, Hitler’s so-called “revenge weapon.” In ...

Bo Petersson receives funding from Malmö University and the Hamrin Foundation. The Finnish president, Alexander Stubb, recently drew parallels between his country’s experience from its conflicts with ...

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This weekend marks 85 years since the Luftwaffe's bombing of Stirling, which resulted in the destruction of a football stadium, injuries to several residents and damage to numerous properties.

The Mai Tai Was created to showcase rum, not hide it. The Mai Tai was created by Victor “Trader Vic” Bergeron in 1944 at his namesake restaurant and bar in Oakland, California. Bergeron created the ...