The “Hanomag” or Sd.Kfz 251 series of vehicles was a half tracked armored fighting vehicle of Nazi Germany. Over 15,000 were built during the war, there were 22 variants of the base vehicle. These particular half tracks were knocked out…
The Me 163A V4 was shipped to Peenemünde to receive the HWK RII-203 engine in May 1941. By 2 October 1941, the Me 163A V4, bearing the radio call sign letters, or Stammkennzeichen, “KE+SW”, set a new world speed record…
An interesting photo as the Vomag Omnibus 7 was a civilian transport vehicle. There isn’t a lot of information available about the Omnibus 7. The variant is known as the Vomag 88mm Flak 18 Waffentrager. It is an example of…
With a pipe and a good book, this young pilot receives a haircut in between sorties. Knowing that each time they went out it could be their last mission, keeping mentally busy is key.
The USS Arizona burns during the attack on Pearl Harbor A double post today – It’s the 8th down here in NZ but for our American readers it is the 7th. “The attack commenced at 7:48 a.m. Hawaiian Time. The…
Assigned to the Ninth Air Force the 416th Bombardment Group, they were equipped with Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft, seen here wearing the invasion stripes – alternating black and white bands on the wings and fuselage – an attempt to increase…
Hungary 1944 Nachtjagdgeschwader 100 (NJG 100) was a Luftwaffe night fighter-wing of World War II. Nachtjagdgeschwader 100
The He 162 Volksjäger – Peoples Fighter, primarily made of wood due to the short supply of metals at this late point in the war. It was the fastest of the first generation of jet fighters produced during the second world…