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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Douglas TBD Devastator
On April 15, 1935, the Douglas TBD Devastator took to the skies for the first time, marking a bold leap forward in naval ...
History Seekers on MSN1d
Rare Civil War Spy Weapon Found | The Forgotten “Coal Torpedo” That Sank Ships
While metal detecting for Civil War relics, the History Seekers uncovered something truly extraordinary—a rare Confederate spy weapon known as a coal torpedo, believed to be the same type used in the ...
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How Britain’s Wooden “Mosquito” Fighter Terrorized Nazi Germany
A critical advantage to the Mosquito’s wooden construction was its relatively light weight—giving it a fantastic top speed of ...
The accidental Word War II victory of a little PT boat that could
Two U.S. Navy PT boat captains awarded the Medal of Honor in World War II were both cases in point: Lt. Cmdr. John Bulkeley ...
WW2 pilot, 103, recalls sinking of German U-boat
A 103-year-old Royal Navy lieutenant commander has been sharing stories with Guernsey's Lieutenant Governor of his service ...