On January 1st, 1945, the Allied Air Forces welcomed the New Year with an unexpected, low-level attack from the Luftwaffe. Named Operation Baseplate, or
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Bombers of WWII
This documentary is a visual encyclopedia of the bombers deployed and their strategic use during the World War 2. It presents, both the Allied
When Two B-17s flew piggyback
Lt Glenn Rojohn of the 8th Air Force’s 100th Bomb Group was flying his B-17 Flying Fortress on a raid over Germany. In the
Messerschmitt Me 323 – The Largest Land Based Transport Aircraft of WW2
During the World War II, the German military created an aircraft unlike anything seen before. It was the Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant (“Giant”). This
Night Witches – Soviet All Female 588th Night Bomber Regiment
During the early stages of II World War, or as it is known in Russia and other ex-USSR countries – “The Great Patriotic War”,