minhhtv
-
“PULL UP! PULL UP!” — GERMAN RADIOS SCREAMED WHEN A DIVE BOMBER BAITED 6 ZEROS INTO THE WATER
The altimeter unwinds like a broken clock. 8,000 ft, 6,000, 4,000. The Douglas SBD Dauntless screams toward the Pacific in a near vertical dive. Engine…
-
THEY MOCKED HIS “INVERTED DIVE” — UNTIL HE DROPPED 1,000 FEET UPSIDE DOWN AND SHREDDED 8 ZEROS
Eight Japanese zero circle-like sharks above the cloud deck. Below them, a lone P38 lightning claws for altitude. One engine trailing smoke, fuel misting from…
-
“HE’S CLIMBING AWAY—WE CAN’T MATCH HIM!” — GERMAN RADIOS PANICKED AS A P 47 EVADED 11 FIGHTERS
11 enemy fighters surround a single American plane at 20,000 sour. The pilot shoves the throttle forward and begins to climb. Radio chatter crackles across…
-
THIS ROOKIE PULLED HIS GEAR DOWN TOO EARLY — IT CREATED A BRAKE MOVE THAT DOWNED 6 BF-109S
Six Messers Schmidt BF 109’s dropped from the sun like hammers. Their cannons are charged, their dive angles perfect, their targets locked. Below them, four…
-
“TOO SLOW—WE’RE OVERSHOOTING!” — GERMAN RADIOS PANICKED AS A THROTTLE TRICK CONFUSED 11 ME-109S
November 1943. Over the Rur Valley, a B7 flying fortress breaks formation. Its left wing is on fire. The crew bails out in ragged sequence,…
-
THEY SHOT DOWN THE FARMER IN A P-51 — SO HE STOLE A BF-109 AND SHOT DOWN 5 GERMAN FIGHTERS IN IT
The BF19 sits 40 yards away, engine cowling open, tools scattered beneath the wing. Two German mechanics smoke cigarettes near the tail section. A guard…
-
EVERYONE MOCKED HIS LEAKING FUEL TANK — UNTIL HE USED THE TRAIL TO BAIT 7 ZEROS INTO A TRAP
Seven Japanese zeros circle above like sharks scenting blood. A lone American wildat limps through the sky at 8,000 ft, trailing a thin mist of…
-
GERMANY NEVER EXPECTED PADDLE-BLADE PROPS TO TRANSFORM THE THUNDERBOLT INTO 470MPH MONSTER
March 6th, 1944, 28,000 ft above Berlin, the 56th Fighter Group engaged German fighters in what would become the largest air battle yet seen over…
-
WHY SO MANY F4U CORSAIR PILOTS DIED DURING WORLD WAR 2
In the opening years of World War II, more than 690 American pilots died, not in battle, but in catastrophic accidents while flying the revolutionary…
-
JAPANESE PILOTS TERRIFIED WHEN AMERICAN F6F HELLCAT APPEARS
Japanese pilots once believed the Zero reigned supreme, but everything changed when the American F6F Hellcat arrived. At first, it looked like just another brutish…
- Sisters Vanished Playing Outside in 1985 — 15 Years Later Fisherman Pulls This From Sea…
Two siblings from a small harbor town in Massachusetts vanished in 1985 while playing outside… Read more: Sisters Vanished Playing Outside in 1985 — 15 Years Later Fisherman Pulls This From Sea… - Daughter Vanished With Her Horse in the Woods, 8 Years Later at a Contest Mom Sees…
Her young daughter vanished during a simple horseback ride in the woods, disappearing without a… Read more: Daughter Vanished With Her Horse in the Woods, 8 Years Later at a Contest Mom Sees… - Retired Doctor Vanished from Mount Rainier, 4 Years Later They Find This in a Beaver Dam…
A newly retired doctor from Washington told his wife he needed a solo hike to… Read more: Retired Doctor Vanished from Mount Rainier, 4 Years Later They Find This in a Beaver Dam… - Girl Vanished In Colorado Mountains — 2 Months Later Found in A Cave, Staring in SilenceA 22 year-old girl walked into the mountains one winter morning and simply vanished. No… Read more: Girl Vanished In Colorado Mountains — 2 Months Later Found in A Cave, Staring in Silence
- Mom and Daughter Vanished During Amazon Jungle Trip, 9 Weeks Later Husband Finds This…
A mother and her daughter vanished during what was meant to be a simple Amazon… Read more: Mom and Daughter Vanished During Amazon Jungle Trip, 9 Weeks Later Husband Finds This… - Couple Vanished on Red Rock Canyon Hike, 4 Years Later a Jogger Makes a Shocking Discovery
A couple went for a hike in Red Rock Canyon to enjoy one last adventure… Read more: Couple Vanished on Red Rock Canyon Hike, 4 Years Later a Jogger Makes a Shocking Discovery