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The World War II B-24 Liberator Was So Good The U.S. Built Over 18,000
The B-24 gave Allied air forces a reliable option in both the European and Pacific theaters of war. T he Consolidated B-24 ...
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Remains of WWII bomber pilot from Kansas identified
WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announces that U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Herbert G. Tennyson, 24, of ...
QuickCheck: Were the Muzium Negara grounds accidentally bombed during WW2?
GIVEN the nature of warfare in urban environments and the limitations of past technologies, it is regrettably inevitable that ...
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Remains of US Airman Identified in WWII Aircraft Wreckage After 80 Years
After nearly 80 years, the remains of US airman Robert McCollum have been found and identified in the wreckage of a WWII bomber aircraft.
At Sebring, an Old Air Base Tests the Limits of Endurance Racing
Ullman turned the runways, taxiways and access roads into a circuit, and the Sam Collier 6 Hour Memorial race took place on ...
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Airman's Remains Recovered From WWII Bomber
McCollum’s name is recorded on the Wall of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England, along with others still missing from WWII. A rosette will be placed next to his name to ...
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The World War II B-24 Liberator Was So Good The U.S. Built Over 18,000
The B-24 featured a shoulder-mounted high aspect ratio Davis wing. Used on several bomber models during World War II, the Davis wing offered a lower drag coefficient than other contemporary ...