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German Pilots Laughed at the Red Tails—Then the Kills Passed 100
January 27th, 1944. Anzio Beach Head, Italy. The sky above the blood soaked sand was a churning mass of steel and fire. Lieutenant Charles B.…
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Germans Were Terrified When One B-17 Took 600 Flak Hits — And Still Bombed Its Target
The October morning of 1943 broke cold and clear over Schwinfort, Germany. Through the scattered clouds at 25,000 feet, Overlordant France Stigler of Yagashwara 27…
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Japanese Pilots Were Stunned When Hellcats Shot Down 5,163 Planes With a 19:1 Kill Ratio
The morning of October 25th, 1944, Lieutenant Kayoshimo climbed into the cockpit of his Mitsubishi is 6M0 aboard the carrier Zuikaku anchored off the Philippines.…
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How One P-38 Pilot’s 14-Second Burst Destroyed 5 Zeros and Broke Japan’s Ace Training
The morning of March 3rd, 1943, 7,000 ft above the Bismar Sea, Lieutenant Commander Bob Fau pressed his oxygen mask tighter against his face and…
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German Pilots Couldn’t Believe P-38s With Twin 1,600hp Engines Could Climb 3,300 Feet/Minute
The morning of August 19th, 1943, 27,000 ft above the German industrial city of Schweinfoot, Oberelotant France Stigler pulls back on the stick of his…
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The Germans Thought Their Fighters Were Fast… Then They Met the P-47M
January 1945, Boxstead Airfield, Essex, England. A thin layer of frost covered the hards of the 56 Fighter Group, America’s legendary Wolfpack. For 2 years,…
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“How Pappy Gunn Turned B-25 Bombers Into 14-Gun Monsters That Shredded Japanese Convoys”
The morning of September 12th, 1942, Charter Towers Airfield, Queensland, Australia. The heat rises in waves off the tarmac as a Douglas A20 Havoc light…
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The First Time Japan Saw B-29 Superfortresses Over Tokyo — They Flew Too High to Stop
November 24th, 1944. p.m. Tokyo, Japan. Air raid sirens began wailing across the city. Japanese air defense radar had picked up a formation approaching from…
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January 11, 1944: The Day German Pilots Saw P-51 Mustangs for the First Time — And Couldn’t Escape
January 11th, 1944 over central Germany. Luftwafa fighters climbed to intercept an American bomber formation heading toward targets in Brunswick and Osher Sleven. Standard mission.…
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They Shot Down His P-51 — So He Stole a German Fighter and Flew Home
The sky over Nazi occupied Europe was a graveyard dart every morning. American bomber formations. Hundreds of B7s and B24s crossed the English Channel like…
- SS Officer Vanished To South America — Generations Later, His Jungle Hideout Was Finally Found
In 1945, as Berlin burned, one man simply disappeared while Allied forces closed in and… Read more: SS Officer Vanished To South America — Generations Later, His Jungle Hideout Was Finally Found - “Remove Your Bra But Keep Everything Else” — The Command That Left German Women POWs Confused
Remove your bra. Keep everything else on. The translator repeats it slowly like she misheard,… Read more: “Remove Your Bra But Keep Everything Else” — The Command That Left German Women POWs Confused - You Will Share This Bed With Us — The Unimaginable Command That Shocked Japanese Women POWs
The fan wasn’t working. Heat clung to the canvas walls like wet cloth. In a… Read more: You Will Share This Bed With Us — The Unimaginable Command That Shocked Japanese Women POWs - German General Vanished in 1944 — 81 Years Later His Hidden Forest Bunker Was Discovered by Accident
Two men walk into a forest in eastern Poland, carrying metal detectors and shovels. They’re… Read more: German General Vanished in 1944 — 81 Years Later His Hidden Forest Bunker Was Discovered by Accident - German General Vanished in 1944 — 81 Years Later His Hidden Forest Base Was Discovered by Accident
A forestry worker in rural Poland is mapping storm damage when his boot hits something… Read more: German General Vanished in 1944 — 81 Years Later His Hidden Forest Base Was Discovered by Accident - “Lower Your Shoulder Straps for Inspection” — What Officer Did Next Made Japanese Women POWs Go Numb
Lower your shoulder straps. Six words. 43 women stop breathing. The canvas tent flaps hard… Read more: “Lower Your Shoulder Straps for Inspection” — What Officer Did Next Made Japanese Women POWs Go Numb