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1. Far From The Initial Plan In the beginning, Fort Drum was just an island called El Fraile located at the mouth of Manila Bay in the Philippines. The small island caught the attention of US military officials, who thought it would be a great idea to make it a mine control and casemate station. […] More

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The Only American Battleship to Somehow Escape Pearl Harbor

USS Nevada was the lead ship of the two Nevada-class battleships. The battleship also served in both World Wars. Here’s an interesting take on the only American battleship to somehow escape Pearl Harbor: USS Nevada The ship was the first of a class of two 27,500-ton battleships alongside USS Oklahoma, its sister ship. Both ships […] More

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Why B-29 was More Expensive than the Atomic Bomb

Highly Sophisticated (At The Time) The US knew the B-17 wouldn’t be effective in a war against Japan. Japan is located in the Pacific, where space for air bases is scarce. One solution to this problem is to design a plane that could fly longer without refueling. Since the aircraft was also designed to operate […] More

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Stolen Cessna that Landed on an Aircraft Carrier

On April 29, 1975, during a massive humanitarian operation that evacuated the remaining Americans and thousands of South Vietnamese civilians, Major Buang-Ly stole a Bird Dog from Con Son Island, taking his family to safety. Evacuating a Nation Despite the Paris Peace Agreement supposedly ending the war, the North Vietnamese Army kept the war going. […] More

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The Inflatable Rescue Plane that Could Actually Fly

After losing a close friend to an airplane crash in a Brazilian jungle, Taylor McDaniel, an American inventor, came up with an idea in developing an inflatable rubber aircraft, making impacts and crash landing so much safer for pilots and crews. Rescuing a pilot from enemy territory is also risky. This the US military created […] More

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The Only Blackhawk Attack Helicopter Ever Built – S-67

The Sikorsky S-67 was a prototype attack helicopter. This high-performance helicopter was the first to carry the Blackhawk name. Attack and Support Missions For the Vietnam War, the US Army needed a helicopter with heavily armed and armored attack systems which could defeat Soviet armor, has excellent speed and crew protection. The S-67 established this […] More

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10 Smallest Military Aircraft in the World

Fast, powerful, and with enough firepower to take on a small army, here’s a list of the ten smallest military aircraft in the world: 1. AT-6 Wolverine The Wolverine measures 33 feet, can seat two people, and has a maximum take-off weight of 4.5 tons. It’s also outfitted with the Pratt Whitney Canada PT6A-68 turboprop […] More

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