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The Power of the Invisible: The Story of Jennifer Morris at Dalton Industries In the heart of Seattle’s glittering skyline, the glass facade of Dalton Industries tower shimmered against the dusk. Inside, billionaire Simon Dalton was hosting an exclusive gathering in his office overlooking the bay. To him, this Wednesday evening was an unofficial holiday—one […]

K9795, the 9th production Mk I Supermarine Spitfire, showing the wooden, two-blade propeller, ‘unblown’ canopy and ‘wraparound’ windscreen without the bulletproof glass.

K9795: The Dawn of the Spitfire – A Glimpse at the 9th Production Mk I On a quiet airfield in southern England in the late 1930s, a sleek, gull-winged fighter took to the skies—a machine that would soon become the stuff of legend. That aircraft was the Supermarine Spitfire Mk I, and among the very […]

VTS-1 experimental gun carrier consisting of a 105mm gun on a Marder hull. Designed in 1977 by the company Thyssen-Henschel

The Forgotten Gun Carrier: Thyssen-Henschel’s VTS-1 and the Hunt for a Modern Tank Destroyer In the shadowed world of Cold War armored warfare, many innovative ideas flared briefly—some burned out, some blazed trails that shaped the future. Among Europe’s more novel experiments was the German VTS-1 gun carrier, a prototype that encapsulated an era’s urgent […]

This give you an idea just how big the GAU-8 stuck inside an A-10 is with a classic VW Beetle for reference. Removing the GAU-8 from an A-10 requires installing a jack under the aircraft’s tail to prevent it from tipping, as the cannon comprises a significant portion of the aircraft’s forward weight.

A Gun as Big as a Car: Unpacking the GAU-8 Avenger and the Weight of the A-10 Warthog’s Might On airbases across the world, the unmistakable silhouette of the A-10 Thunderbolt II—better known as the “Warthog”—turns heads. With its straight wings, armored bubble canopy, and rugged landing gear, the A-10 is a blunt instrument of […]

A experimental M2 medium tank fitted with a flamethrower instead of a main-gun, probably 1940

Flames on Treads: The Untold Story of the Experimental M2 Medium Tank Flamethrower, 1940 In the tense twilight before America’s full entry into World War II, engineers and military thinkers feverishly sought new ways to break the deadlock of modern warfare. Among their many experiments, one blazed with both ingenuity and danger: the fitting of […]

The Day Hoover departed in a Spitfire…and came home in a Focke Wulf!

The Day Hoover departed in a Spitfire…and came home in a Focke Wulf! Young Robert Anderson Hoover learned to fly at Berry Field in Nashville, Tennessee while working at a local grocery store to help pay for his flying lessons. Eventually, Robert enlisted in the Tennessee National Guard and was sent for further military pilot […]

Passing the Buck: The story of the 2022 Wings Over Dallas air show collision

A Boeing B-17 and a Bell P-63F explode into shrapnel a split second after colliding in midair at the Wings Over Dallas air show. (David Walsh) On the 12th of November 2022, thousands of spectators at the Wings Over Dallas air show in Dallas, Texas bore witness to a sudden tragedy, as two WWII-era warplanes […]