You Just Can’t Doubt It There’s a reason why this aircraft can’t quit. The Warthog has been battle-proven and by far the toughest aircraft built. It take a ton of punishment and still make it home. There are many stories of this. That’s why it’s so hard to get rid of it, and we’re glad […] More
There’s something special when a pilot is reunited with their aircraft…especially when they served during war. There’s a special connection. The plane depended on you, and you depended on it. A bond and trust through the dangers of missions and battle. 230 missions, hit by 37mm shell in gun barrel Tony Wiley was a SAR […] More
Bally Bomber Lives On In a recent video uploaded by AirShowStuffVideos , you can see the amazing “Bally Bomber” take off as well as many other legendary warbirds. Jack Bally spent about 18 years and about 40,000 hours building this 1/3 replica of the famous B-17 Flying Fortress. Unfortunately, Bally passed away not too long […] More
Reunited And Feels Good John H. Tashijian got a very special treat when he was able to once again ride in the actual Corsair he flew back in WWII. He flew Corsairs in combat in1944 in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands during the war. The Marine Major got the special treat for his 100th birthday. […] More
The Community Came Through For This American Hero World War II veteran Charles Adderley had been living in Miami for almost fifty years. He was in the Invasion of Normandy, and he bought his Miami home shortly after returning home from the war. Nearly five decades later, it badly needed repairs such as a new […] More
An Amazing Story A World War II veteran was reunited with three Italian siblings he almost shot. In October 1944, then-20-year-old Private First Class Martin Adler was stationed in Italy. He was searching for enemy soldiers when he saw movement from a large wicker basket. Adler trained his machine gun and prepared to shoot. Fortunately, […] More
They’re More Than Just Tasty Treats During the Korean War, Chosin Reservoir Campaign was considered as the most important battle. The US Marine troops were engaged in battle and already running out of ammunition. They put out a call for “Tootsie Rolls”, which was their code for 60mm mortar rounds. When the supplies were airdropped […] More
The Note Is His Most Prized Possession 95-year-old World War II veteran Frank Grasberger has one prized possession that he carries around with him wherever he goes — it’s a letter he received from a third grader 12 years ago. In 2009, the young schoolgirl wrote him a note to thank him for his service. […] More
WW2’s Smallest Hero Meet Smoky – a tiny but feisty Yorkshire Terrier who did so much during World War II. She weighed only 4 pounds and stood 7 inches, and yet, she became famous as the smallest hero in WWII. An American soldier found Smoky in an abandoned foxhole in the New Guinea jungle. She […] More
Meet The WASP During World War II, the United States experienced a shortage in pilots. Aircraft rolled off the production line on a daily basis, and the country needed pilots to take the military planes to the air bases. Pioneering aviator Jacqueline Cochran proposed a rather ambitious idea to address the shortage problem — she […] More
Once Enemies, Now Buddies It was many decades ago when these men were young, fighting out of a foxhole against each other in the brutal Pacific theatre during WWII in the Battle of Peleliu in 1944. Now, some decades later, they meet face to face where they both fought for their lives in their youth. […] More
Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder You know how people often say that absence makes the heart grow fonder? Well what you’re about to read will make you believe in it 100%. It was in 1944 when 25-year old K.T. Robbins met Jeannine Ganaye in a town in France. Then-18 year old Ganaye was his […] More
