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Obliterating an area equal to 3 football fields: B-52 pilot recalls bomb run during Vietnam War
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (584+ words) He flew in all major military actions from Vietnam to the Iraq War. Lacklen lives in northern Virginia and is married with four adult daughters and two granddaughters. Lacklen is also the author of three books, Flying the Line: An…...
Spitfire XIV vs P-51D Mustang: Which Was the Better Fighter?
11+ hour, 13+ min ago (908+ words) by Max Grünwald | Oct 13, 2026 | Aviazione militare | 0 comments Ask a room of warbird enthusiasts which was the best piston-engined fighter of the Second World War in Europe and you will start an argument that has been running for 80 years. Two names…...
Netherlands scraps HNLMS Walrus submarine that simulated sinking of US aircraft carrier in 1999 exercise
7+ hour, 37+ min ago (1148+ words) Royal Netherlands Navy submarine Walrus transported from Den Helder to Amsterdam for scrapping on October 12, 2026. Known for the simulated sinking of USS Theodore Roosevelt, the vessel enters recycling to support the remaining fleet ahead of the Orka-class arrival. Read the…...
Richard Heyser’s U-2 Flight That Started the Cuban Missile Crisis
11+ hour, 44+ min ago (633+ words) by Connor Kerr | Oct 13, 2026 | Geschichte & Legenden, Militärische Luftfahrt | 0 comments At dawn on Sunday, 14 October 1962, a single grey reconnaissance jet crossed the Yucatán Channel at 72,500 feet and turned north towards western Cuba. Its pilot was Major Richard S. Heyser of the…...
Hijack alert at German airport.
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (30+ words) The Greatest News Site On The Internet. Home of CFP Nation. Go To Article -- abc.net.au Posted by Kane on October 13, 2026 12:00 pmNEWS JUNKIES -- CHECK OUT OUR HOMEPAGE...
Russia’s Nuclear Battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov Served 11 Years, Then Spent 29 Out of Service. She Just Returned to Her Home Port With 176 Missile Cells, More Than Any Warship in the World
16+ hour, 5+ min ago (1062+ words) The Russian Navy’s Kirov-class nuclear-powered missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov has returned to its home port of Severomorsk after 29 years out of service for refurbishment, with the vessel reportedly completing its sea trials. The Nakhimov was re-floated on July 25, 2025, then set…...
Nord Stream: Germany puts suspected pipeline saboteur on trial
6+ hour, 10+ min ago (632+ words) A Ukrainian citizen faces court in Hamburg, accused of attacking the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022. It raises questions about Kyiv's possible role in the explosions. German support for Ukraine is also under scrutiny. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly…...
How a World War II Liberty ship became the MH-1A Sturgis, the world’s first floating nuclear power plant, generating electricity in the Panama Canal Zone from 1968 to 1976
9+ hour, 5+ min ago (1684+ words) Before it held a reactor, the hull that became the MH-1A Sturgis was a World War II Liberty ship, the SS Charles H. Cugle. In the 1960s it was converted into the world’s first floating nuclear power plant. From 1968 to 1976 its MH…...
Germany briefly shuts Nuremberg airport, scrambles jets to escort flight from Corfu
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (199+ words) BERLIN: Authorities in Germany briefly shut an airport and scrambled fighter jets to escort a passenger plane from Greece over concerns about an in-flight emergency on Tuesday, the dpa news agency reported. Police cordoned off Nuremberg airport in southern Germany…...
Nuremberg Airport Halts Flights After Drone Reports
8+ hour, 45+ min ago (190+ words) Germany's Nuremberg Albrecht Duerer Airport temporarily suspended flight operations early Tuesday after three pilots reported a suspected drone near the airfield during takeoffs and landings between about 2 am and 4 am local time. According to police, border police, airport management, and…...