The bow of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) showing damage received in a typhoon on 5 June 1945. The flight deck has been bent downwards over the bow and the plating torn away revealing the control position for the starboard catapult.

Battered by Nature: USS Hornet (CV-12) and the Fury of Typhoon Connie, June 1945 June 1945. In the waning weeks of World War II, the U.S. carrier task forces prowled the Pacific, hammering airfields and convoys as the Allies closed the net around Imperial Japan. Among the legendary warships was USS Hornet (CV-12)—a vessel baptized […]

Kronos Quartet Enlist Ringo Starr, Iggy Pop, Willie Nelson, and More in a Dazzling Tribute to Bob Dylan — An Unexpected, Genre-Bending Odyssey Through Dylan’s Songbook You’ve Never Heard Before – click the link to read more

Kronos Quartet Enlist Ringo Starr, Iggy Pop, Willie Nelson, and More in a Dazzling Tribute to Bob Dylan — An Unexpected, Genre-Bending Odyssey Through Dylan’s Songbook You’ve Never Heard Before – click the link to read more In what is quickly being hailed as one of the most ambitious musical tributes of the decade, the […]

The Hawker Typhoon was a British single-seat fighter-bomber used in World War II. Initially designed as a high-speed interceptor, it became famous for its powerful ground-attack role, especially with rockets and ordnance, supporting Allied forces after D-Day.

The Hawker Typhoon: Britain’s Reluctant Interceptor Turned Legendary Tank-Buster At first glance, the Hawker Typhoon appeared destined for stardom. Designed during the darkest hours of World War II as a high-speed, high-altitude interceptor, it seemed tailor-made to defend Britain’s skies from Luftwaffe invaders. Yet its story would take a dramatic turn. Hampered initially by design […]

NF-104, modification of F-104 Starfighter with rocket engine, 1960-s In order to acquaint Aerospace Research Pilot School (now the Air Force Test Pilot School) students with some of the techniques of space flight, three F-104s were fitted with 6,000-pound thrust rocket motors and with reaction controls for use beyond the atmosphere.NF-104 could be zoom-climbed well above 100,000 feet, where the pilots would experience up to 90 seconds of weightlessness and then be confronted with the problem of reentry.

NF-104: The Rocket-Powered Starfighter That Brought Astronaut Training Down to Earth In the Jet Age, when space was the new frontier and the boundaries of flight were being rewritten, a remarkable machine was born—a living bridge between the world of supersonic jets and the uncharted stratosphere of spaceflight. The NF-104, a radical modification of Lockheed’s […]

Woman in Ethnic Attire Stuns Crowd With Bob Dylan’s ‘Everything is Broken’ at Shillong Brewery – Her Voice, Her Style, and Her Presence Leave the Internet Spellbound: ‘The Stage is Her Comfort Zone’ – click the link to read more

Woman in ethnic attire stuns with Bob Dylan’s ‘Everything is broken’ at Shillong brewery. Internet declares: ‘Stage is her comfort zone’ On a cool July evening in Shillong, often referred to as India’s rock capital, something unexpected happened at a small local brewery tucked between pine trees and winding mountain roads. A woman stepped onto […]

No.711 Panzer IV D destroyed in battle of Stonne with crew’s tomb, May 1940

No. 711 Panzer IV Ausf. D at Stonne: The Fallen Iron and Forgotten Graves of May 1940 On a sunlit slope near the tiny French village of Stonne, the twisted wreckage of German Panzer IV No. 711 glints in the spring light of May 1940. Its dark hulk, scarred by fire and pierced by French […]

French sailor leaning against a 27cm gun Mle 1870, in the armored section of a Colbert-class ironclad, painting by Gustave Bourgain, 1887.

Steel Giants and the Men Who Served Them: A Glimpse Inside a Colbert-Class Ironclad through Gustave Bourgain’s 1887 Masterpiece In the world of late 19th-century naval warfare, a revolution was underway. The age of wooden sailing ships had yielded to something entirely new: the ironclad warship, a hybrid of steam, armor, and the thunderous roar […]

The 2 cm leichte Fliegerabwehrkanone 30 (2 cm FlaK 30) was a German light anti-aircraft gun used extensively during the early years of World War II. Designed by Rheinmetall, it was originally developed in the 1930s and saw service against low-flying aircraft and light ground targets.

The 2 cm FlaK 30: The Backbone of Early German Anti-Aircraft Defense In the tumultuous skies of early World War II, Allied pilots quickly came to respect a particular silhouette dotting German battlefields: a small, nimble anti-aircraft cannon manned by focused gunners, its sharp barks tracing deadly arcs into the air. This was the 2 […]

“We But.chered the Golf—But You Won’t Believe What Happened Off the Course!” Travis and Jason Kelce Dish on Their Insane Tahoe Weekend: Wild Parties, Celebrity Chaos, and the Unexpected Moments That Stole the Show!

“We But.chered the Golf—But You Won’t Believe What Happened Off the Course!” Travis and Jason Kelce Dish on Their Insane Tahoe Weekend: Wild Parties, Celebrity Chaos, and the Unexpected Moments That Stole the Show! “Not Our Best Golf, But Best Personalities” – Travis and Jason Kelce Recap Their Wild Weekend in Tahoe When NFL superstars […]