Go Tell the Spartans
I discovered this on Amazon. It is certainly a movie poster for Go Tell the Spartans, the movie version of Incident at Muc Wa, though obviously they took the photo of Burt Lancaster from another film!...
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Gentlemen; I am VERY interested in any and ALL airframe parts, salvage pieces, design hints and other info concerning the Northrup wings, (the N, Y, etc. series). I am contemplating designing and...
View ArticleTHE WORLD'S FIRST JET PILOT
Dear Aviation & History Enthusiasts, My father - Flight Captain Erich Warsitz - is remembered as the first person to fly an aircraft under turbojet power, the Heinkel He 178, on August 27, 1939...
View ArticleMerry Christmas 2009
And if that's not culturally sensitive enough, try these: Een Plesierige Kerfees I'd Miilad Said Oua Sana Saida Felices Pasquas Vesele Vanoce Boas Festas Saint Dan Fai Lok Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu...
View ArticleJapanese Monograph No.55: Southeast Area Air Ops Nov 41-Feb 42
Hi Folks, I recently obtained a digital copy of the Subject monograph but it doesn't include any of the maps. Does anyone know where/how I might obtain copies of the maps so that I can better...
View ArticleBerlin Blockade, 1948-1949
There's a really good account just published about the Berlin Blockade that arguably started the Cold War. My review of it is in the Wall Street Journal this morning:...
View ArticleAxis nations of WW2
Hello all,You might find the Axis History Factbook at http://www.axishistory.com interesting, it contains information on most aspects of the Axis nations of the Second World War, as well as...
View ArticleJNAF fighter aces
Grub Street will publish a new edition of Izawa's and Hata's Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II, which was just about the first WW2 aviation reference written by Japanese historians...
View ArticleThe Aluminum Trail
The Aluminum Trail has recently been reprinted with 50 copies some of which are still available. This is a great volume that details 696 air crashes in the CBI during WWII. It has been out of print...
View ArticleThird atomic bomb on Tinian?
http://www.thethirdnuke.com/twobombs.htmlI am producing a semi documentary on the possibility of a missing third nuke. I have a few photo depicting both a little boy and fat man.I also have in my...
View ArticleNew Book available, on the Taylorcraft used in combat in WWII
Merriam Press (merriam-press.com) of Bennington, Vermont, has released a new book entitled "Artillery Flyers at War - A History of the 664, 665 and 666 'Air Observation Post' Squadrons of the Royal...
View ArticleWar: the book
I've finished Sebastian Junger's War and I have to say: this is the book we've been waiting for. It's the best account of Afghan combat, the best portrait of the modern American infantryman, and the...
View ArticleYes, Virgina, there really is a James Bond!
Obituary in the New York Times on the death of Bill Young in Chiang Mai, Thailand, evidently a suicide. He was a famed CIA "hit man" during the Vietnam War, and often compared by his British...
View ArticleAN APP ABOUT WW2 AIRCRAFT
Fellow enthusiasts,I've embarked on a cool indie project (at least I think so) to create an app about WW2 aircraft. My mission is to have as complete plane reference as possible, visualize the...
View ArticleTateo Kato Ceramic Figure - the things you find on ebay
Just sharing 'cos I thought it would be of interest to the folk on this forum. Interesting piece of history (although way outside my budget). Usual disclaimer - I'm not involved in any way in the...
View ArticleSpitfires in Burma
Strange things happen in Burma. When I was there in 1986 I passed the air force headquarters as we drove to Toungoo. Mounted on a pylon out front was a Supermarine Spitfire. Now it seems that the...
View ArticleVMF 214
Bruce Gamble has created a magnificent coffee-table (yes!) book about the Black Sheep Squadron. It's not often that I read a book with positive enjoyment, but here is one, full of photos, paintings,...
View ArticleMOSSIE AIRBORNE!!!
At long last, a Mosquito has taken to the skies once more (in New Zealand). And here's a pic to prove it:The pic came from the excellent Wings Over New Zealand Forum. At long, LONG last we'll have...
View ArticleSlouching toward five million / Buried Spitfires
I don't remember when it was that I posted my first web page, but it was shortly after I first got onto the internet in 1992, using my daughter's university account. That was a Unix server that I...
View ArticleCelebrating Eric Brown
This came in the email this morning. At first I thought it might be just another wannabe, but then I realized: this is Eric Brown! He's not only still with us, but he's only 94, so with good luck...
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