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The German Heckler & Koch (HK) P7 9mm “squeeze-cocking” pistol is one of the most unique semiautomatic pistols ever made. Unique in a very...
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The German Heckler & Koch (HK) P7 9mm “squeeze-cocking” pistol is one of the most unique semiautomatic pistols ever made. Unique in a very...
Vought F4U Corsair, a history, as told by military expert Christian D. Orr: In response to the multiple 19FortyFive articles I’ve written about the best...
If the number of “Likes” received on LinkedIn (213 as last count) is a proper indicator, it appears that my article on the 50th...
Lightweight Fighter Competition – The Forgotten Competition Between the F-16 and F/A-18 – Long before Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Laura Prepon, and the rest...
The “B-2” in B-2 Spirit is not shorthand for “Budget Buster,” but the original stealth bomber is indeed the most expensive airplane ever built....
History is filled with U.S. military fighter jets that looked good in the testing stages but would not get to serve. The F-20 is a good example of...
Meet the F-82: Quite a few military aviation history buffs (including Yours Truly right here at 19FortyFive) have argued a case for the P-51D...
It dawned on me the other day that it’s been a little while since I last wrote a 5 Best/Top 5 list for 19FortyFive (or a 5...
When the Pentagon officially acknowledged the existence of the F-117 Nighthawk stealth “fighter” back in November 1988, it finally ended years of speculation on the part of...
USS Sealion, a History: During the Pacific Theatre of Operations in WWII, U.S. Navy submarines, known collectively as “The Silent Service,” were an absolutely vital...