71ST Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid
Today marks the 71st Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid, the famous raid on the Japanese homelands in the opening months of the U.S. involvement in World War 2. Only four…
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
It’s been a while since I’ve done up one of these posts, and with the recent loss of the Liberty Belle, I figured it was time to do one on…
Doolittle Raid
Today marks the 69th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid, the first bombing of the Japanese main islands during World War 2. The raid, planned and lead by Jimmy Doolittle with…
Rest in Peace, Piper Millin
D-Day Piper Bill Millin has passed away at the age of 88. For those of you who don't know who he was, he was the British commando under Lord Lovat…
Mt. Suribachi Anniversary
Today is the anniversary of the flag raising on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima. The flag was raised by five U.S. Marines and a Navy corpsman, immortalized…