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There are several truly “famous” or even “infamous” submachine guns, notably the Tommy Gun and the Uzi, but then there is the iconic World...
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There are several truly “famous” or even “infamous” submachine guns, notably the Tommy Gun and the Uzi, but then there is the iconic World...
The XP-75 Eagle made her maiden flight on November 17, 1943. She was built by the now-defunct Fisher Body Division of General Motors.
The Bf 110 (ofttimes erroneously called the “Me 110”) made its maiden flight on May 12, 1936, and officially entered into operational service with...
There’s one British battleship that stands out above all others: HMS Warspite (Pennant #03). As eloquently stated by maritime historian Peter Mitchell, “During her...
The Ju 88 made its maiden flight on December 21, 1936, and officially entered into operational service with the Vaterland (“Fatherland”) in 1939.
The Ju-87 was not without its flaws, however, and the flaws came back to haunt Stuka pilots and gunners in the Battle of Britain.
You see, the M26 was built as a heavy tank for the purpose of hunting Tigers, as in the much-feared Nazi German tank.
The famous WWII-era B-29 Superfortress bomber is the only aircraft to ever deploy nuclear weapons in combat, as it was the aircraft that dropped...
Officially designated as United States Submachine Gun, Cal. 45, M3, the venerable M3 was officially introduced into service in 1944. As noted by Clare...
Nakajima B5N, Explained – Last year, I wrote a three-part series for 19FortyFive commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Midway. One of...