And it's a Boeing-built 17. That's seems a trivial point -- all B-17s were built by Boeing, right? Not right. The demand for these bombers was so...
Spruance was cruiser admiral. He didn't get a carrier task force command until Halsey became ill with a severe psoriasis flareup. Halsey, Mitscher...
That's a distinction with little difference.
No, carriers also needed their speed to launch and recover if the natural wind over the bow wind wasn't sufficient. This situation happened quite...
This was probably because it was impractical to try and operate two full-strength squadrons on such a small displacement, particularly if one of...
After reading up on Moreno I've come to the conclusion that she was a typical transitional battleship, a decided improvement over HMS Dreadnought...
Like most here I often visit Wikipedia. Today's featured article ( 23/09/11) really caught my eye -- Battleship Moreno. The article describes her...
Patton, RRCollector and Skipper are correct, these are all ceremonial swords, regalia pertaining to fraternal organizations like the Knights of...
The Lanc had a very impressive ordnance load, and the bomb bay was exceptionally adaptable to a wide variety weapons, but these advantages were...
Close. Try for the cigar.
But I'm in the ballpark, right?
Well done. A few years ago I came across a nice color photo of the wreck of O19 recently taken by some a eco-tourist. After nearly sixty year the...
Type IIs were very small, 287 tons surfaced. That grounded sub is much bigger than that, 982 tons surfaced.
I don't buy the superior/inferior technology trope that has become so ubiquitous as to be conventional wisdom. Germany was certainly ahead in many...
Regarding The SS: Alibi of a Nation by Gerald Reitlinger I believe you have there the most extensive and readable one-volume history of the SS...
There was no fixed date for the commencement of war, nor even a relative date contingent of some set of political or economic conditions. Simply...
Two are shown. ID them both, please. [IMG]
Could that be the Greek Minelaying Light Cruiser Elli? Her original name was to Fei Hung.
Boeing Plant No. 2 wasn't the only factory to receive such elaborate camouflage. The roof, parking lots, and portions of the runway apron of the...
Czech Avia B534
