3+ hour, 43+ min ago   (118+ words) State Sen. Ron Alting (R-Lafayette) presents a certificate celebrating the 100th birthday of World War II veteran Harry Uerkwitz. State Senator Ron Alting helped celebrate a World War II veteran on his 100th birthday. Harry Uerkwitz was drafted into the army in…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (501+ words) by Connor Kerr | Jun 19, 2026 | History & Legends, Military Aviation | 0 comments In a refrigerated room hidden beneath London’s Smithfield Meat Market in 1943, behind a screen of hanging animal carcasses, a future Nobel Prize winner was busy perfecting a recipe. Not for food…...

5+ hour, 52+ min ago   (845+ words) von MiGFlug-Team | 1. April 2026 | Geschichte & Legenden, Nachricht | 0 Kommentare America's last surviving World War II triple ace came home on March 30, 2026. More than 100 people gathered to say goodbye — generals, fellow veterans, aviation historians, and ordinary citizens who understood what they were witnessing:…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (366+ words) par Connor Kerr | 30 juillet 2026 | Histoire et légendes, Aviation militaire | 0 commentaire It also happens to be one of the few fighters that once hid in plain sight behind a wooden propeller it did not need. Quick Facts: Bell P-59 Airacomet The…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (654+ words) by Connor Kerr | Jun 15, 2026 | History & Legends, Military Aviation | 0 comments On February 20, 1959 — a day Canadians still call "Black Friday" — Prime Minister John Diefenbaker cancelled the most advanced interceptor on the planet, fired 14,500 people, and ordered every prototype destroyed. Then, for good…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (545+ words) by Philipp | Apr 19, 2026 | History & Legends, Military Aviation | 0 comments He flew the Mitsubishi A6M Zero with exceptional skill, using its extraordinary manoeuvrability and range to dominate engagements from the early war period through the desperate defensive fighting of 1944-45. Unlike many Japanese aces…...

11+ hour, 46+ min ago   (1446+ words) von Tamika Johnson | 28. Juni 2026 | Geschichte & Legenden, Militärische Luftfahrt | 0 Kommentare By sundown, his shipmates would have a name for what they had just done. A young fighter pilot named Ziggy Neff, climbing out of his cockpit, summed it up for the…...

19+ hour, 46+ min ago   (110+ words) Aircrew assigned to the 91st Air Refueling Squadron honor retired U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse C. Bush Jr. with a flyover above Arlington National Cemetery during his interment ceremony in Arlington, Virginia, Aug. 20, 2026. Bush, a World War II veteran and the last living…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (480+ words) por Max Grünwald | 1 de agosto de 2026 | Historia y leyendas, Aviación militar | 0 comentarios On Christmas Eve 1944, American troops dug in near Liège heard something wrong in the sky. Not the familiar growl of piston engines, but a smooth, piercing roar. Sleek…...

19+ hour, 12+ min ago   (474+ words) FANWOD, NJ — At 104, Joe Schott has already lived through a lifetime of history. This summer, the World War II veteran found himself back in Europe, where he was invited to speak at a ceremony marking the 82nd anniversary of D-Day at…...