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Carrots Can’t Help You See in the Dark. Here’s How a World War II Propaganda Campaign Popularized the Myth
The British government claimed that eating carrots helped its fighter pilots shoot down German planes at night. In truth, the ...
Mystery Of Missing World War II Bomber Attacked By Nazis Solved After 82 Years
Baltimore FW282, operated by RAAF's No 454 Squadron, was returning from a mission over the Aegean Sea when it was ambushed.
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Volunteers honor British World War II cadets who died training in Terrell
Volunteers made rubbings of the tombstones of 20 British Royal Air Force cadets who died in training in Terrell during World ...
The National Interest on MSN6d
How the Hawker Hurricane Saved Britain During World War II
The Hawker Hurricane was not as attractive or streamlined as the Spitfire, and it failed to capture the public’s respect in ...
8 royals you didn't know served in the military
Many royal family members, like Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Edward, served in the military.
London Evening Standard24d
Second World War veteran known as ‘the Poppy Man’ made an MBE
George Kelly is made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by the King at Windsor Castle (Jordan Pettitt/PA) A Second World War Royal ... the Air Force Medal (by Queen Elizabeth II).
US WW2 fighter pilot returns to skies in Mustang
A World War Two American fighter pilot has been surprised with a flight in a Mustang aeroplane 80 years to the day after he ...
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Australian WWII plane wreck discovered off the coast of Greece
The wreck of the RAAF plane Baltimore FW282, which was shot down by the Nazis in December 1943, was found in the Aegean Sea ...